Hawaiian Electric has deployed two publicly accessible fast chargers at Town Center of Mililani. The chargers can provide more than 40 miles of additional range for a typical EV in 15 minutes, according to Hawaiian Electric.
The company now operates 27 fast chargers at 25 different sites, spending an average of $167,000 on installation at each site. There are 15 fast chargers on Oahu, six on Hawaii Island, five on Maui and one on Molokai.
Five more Hawaiian Electric fast chargers under construction on Oahu are expected to come online in the next few months.
“With the number of EVs on Hawaii's roadways more than tripling over the past five years there is clearly a need for more charging options,” Hawaiian Electric’s Director of Electrification of Transportation, Aki Marceau, said in a statement.
“We hope our efforts will spark other providers to join the charging station build-out while we serve as a backbone of reliable charging for our community.”
Fast charger pricing varies by island, and is based on the time of day you charge and the number of kilowatt-hours charged, according to Hawaiian Electric. The chargers offer lower rates during daytime hours to encourage customers to charge when solar energy is more abundant.
At Town Center of Mililani, located near the shopping center entrance off Lanikuhana Avenue, the chargers are available for use all hours of the day, and it costs 49¢ per kWh to charge during the hours of nine a.m. until five p.m., 57¢ from five p.m. until 10 p.m., and 54¢ from 10 p.m. until nine a.m, according to Hawaiian Electric.
This rate is consistent across all fast charging stations on Oahu. With a midday charging rate of 49 cents per kilowatt hour (kwh) on Oahu, it would cost a Nissan Leaf with a 40 kWh battery, for example, about $19.60 to fill up their battery.
