Posted: Saturday, March 19th, 2011 7:49 AM HST Hawaii to build electric car charging stations HONOLULU (AP) ? About 250 electric vehicle charging stations are being built across Hawaii to provide a power boost to the short-range vehicles.
Private companies and government agencies announced Friday they'll use $2.6 million in federal stimulus money to build the stations, which are a few feet high and plug into electric vehicles like the Nissan Leaf or the Chevy Volt.
The grant recipients pitched in $2 million in matching funds to receive the money.
While there are only about 18 commercial electric cars on Hawaii's roads so far, those numbers are expected to jump into the hundreds over the next few months.
Building the charging stations creates an incentive for Hawaii residents to buy electric cars and feel comfortable they won't get stranded if their vehicles run out of fuel.
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