Hawaiian Electric releases updated EV roadmap

Hawaiian Electric released a new version of its plan to support the rapidly expanding electric vehicle market in the state.

The company’s Electrification of Transportation (EoT) Strategic Roadmap includes dozens of specific actions the company plans to undertake through 2030 to support the EV market.

The number of registered EVs on Hawaii’s roadways has quadrupled since 2018 to more than 32,000 today. Currently, EVs make up 11 percent of new passenger vehicle sales statewide.

“Much has changed since the original roadmap filing and the landscape will continue to evolve,” Jamila Jarmon, Hawaiian Electric’s acting director of Electrification of Transportation, said. “As we work to implement our EoT actions in the coming years, new ideas and opportunities for further innovation will no doubt emerge. We are confident that this roadmap sets us on the right path and allows us to seize new opportunities to deliver value to our customers as they arise.”

Among the actions recommended in the report, Hawaiian Electric plans to:

• Enable charging for personal mobility by adding public chargers and improving their maintenance;
• Engage disadvantaged communities and rideshare and transit partners to inform public EV charger siting;
• Expand make-ready infrastructure programs to support additional fleet electrification;
• Pilot innovative charge management technologies to support off-peak charging for customers;
• Reinforce community resiliency efforts and pursue pilots that support the safe, cost effective and reliable integration of electric vehicles into the grid; and
• Support workforce development through inclusive partnerships to develop charger and vehicle maintenance curriculum for training and certification programs.

More than 50 organizations provided input for EoT Strategic Roadmap 2.0, including advocacy groups, nonprofits, automakers and dealerships, fleet operators, labor unions, government agencies and academic institutions. Atlas Public Policy, a research firm with experience in the field of transportation electrification, helped develop the report.

The robust community engagement employed by Hawaiian Electric included a series of workshops on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island, meetings with industry stakeholders as well as meetings with Hawaiian Electric teams. Through the process Hawaiian Electric gathered input on benefits and barriers to electric transportation, as well as opportunities and priorities for moving forward.

The updated roadmap was filed recently with the Public Utilities Commission.

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