The Hawaii Department of Transportation recently announced it has procured 32 150-kilowatt electric vehicle fast chargers, as well as 16 accompanying power units, all manufactured by Australia-based company Tritium.
The purchase utilizes Hawaii's first round of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program funding, a total of $2.6 million. These fast chargers are expected to be among the first funded and installed under the NEVI program, according to the announcement.
"The [fast chargers] have to be distributed so that there's equitability, so that people who maybe couldn't afford a home charger have access to this," Mike Calise, president of the company's Americas division, told PBN. "... There's a benefit to the community in that it can get off of fossil fuels, into an affordable vehicle, with affordable energy."
NEVI is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will provide $5 billion over the next five years to support EV charging infrastructure across the U.S. The chargers were procured for HDOT by public benefit company Sustainability Partners from EV charging company Aloha Charge, and will be equipped with software from EV charging management solutions provider, EV Connect, as noted in the announcement.
It is estimated that Hawaii will receive a total of $17.6 million in funding throughout the duration of the NEVI Formula Program to develop EV infrastructure across almost 1000 miles of roadway in the state, according to HDOT.
