First Model S Sighting in Kona, Hawaii!

Lenn said:

My family and I are fortunate to have a second home on the Big Island of Hawaii. Although I've seen a few Leafs around town, and the County bought 5 Volts for civic use, I've never seen a Model S here on the island...until yesterday:

Kona Model S - YouTube

How cool is this??? More and more people are putting solar on their roofs, and EV's are becoming more prevalent. There is a saying here in the islands, "Malama 'Aina" - Protect the land. We are making more and more progress everyday.


Aloha,

-Lenn

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nanimac said:

Might be Hawaii forum member jeffdhood in Kailua-Kona. His wife drives a white one

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earlyretirement said:

I just got back from a 2 week vacation in Maui and I thought it was great the Island's EV initiative. We stayed in a few hotels and I saw chargers at the hotel but all of them were always empty. But it looks like there is a big push there for EV.

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nanimac said:

Hotels, office buildings, shopping centers, etc. with over 100 stalls are required to have EV chargers . Only drawback is that most stalls are small and not built for a full-size Model S!

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earlyretirement said:

Wow! That's awesome about the 100 stall requirement. In the first hotel we stayed at, the EV charger was in the parking lot and it looked to have plenty of room.

Just out of curiosity nanimac, what are the prices to charge? I didn't think to look/ask. Do the hotels provide it free?

Thanks for the great info.

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spleen said:

Mostly free. Blink charges but they're rare. Some Chargepoints that cost (but most of them are free) and occasional private ones that charge as well.

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theganjaguru said:

sooo cool to see a Tesla on BI..

and now for a PSA.
Vertical Video Syndrome - A PSA - YouTube

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