Increasing society's reliance on renewable energy through greater accessibility to electric vehicle chargers.
The EV ARC had its most productive month yet again through October of 2022 at Hawaii Community College. Some data to showcase usage of the charger is included below, along with the change from the previous month in parenthesis: ● There were 88 individual charging sessions (+2) ● 18 of the sessions were from unique […]
The EV ARC had its most productive month yet again through September 2022 at Hawaii Community College. Some data to showcase usage of the charger is included below, along with the change from the previous month in parenthesis: there were 86 individual charging sessions (+8) 17 of the sessions were from unique users (-2) the […]
The EV ARC has topped its performance from July, making August its most productive month yet. In total, the EV ARC saw 76 charging sessions and provided 319 kWh of energy to local EV owners in the Hilo area. On average, charging sessions lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes. Of the total sessions, 19 were […]
Aloha everyone! The EV ARC has resumed normal functions, and is ready to continue providing free solar-powered charging to local EV owners. Repairs took longer than anticipated due to global supply chain issues. As always, I am constantly monitoring the EV ARC’s daily operations to ensure that we have smooth sailing from here. Though this […]
The EV ARC at Hawaii Community College Campus is temporarily down (as of 5/13/22) due to the head and power plate being destroyed. This equipment is part of the ChargePoint module, and we are not certain what caused the damage. Maintenance to get the EV ARC up and charging the local EVs in Hilo will […]
The EV ARC was displayed as “In Need of Service” midway through this week, and the GreeInvest team investigated immediately. The manufacturer, BEAM Global, has been contacted and we are currently exploring our options to fix the device.
Where the focus is… Over the past week, my focus was on ensuring that the latest pricing and accessibility policies were working well for the Hilo community. For clarity, the pricing policy has been updated charge $2 per hour after 2 free hours of charging; the accessibility policy allows EV owners to charge their vehicles […]
Warm Welcome After an incredible welcome from the community, the EV ARC is officially here to serve local EV owners with 100% renewable charging. Sessions and Usage the average session length is 56 minutes almost 25 sessions in the last week and a half almost 15 unique (or first-time) drivers New Pricing Policy The EV […]
“I ask that we all harness this feeling of success for having done something great for the community here, and that we snowball it. We all need to take bold, decisive action to ensure Hawai’i becomes more energy independent, not just for our consciences, but for our lives, our children’s lives, and their children’s lives.” […]
Mahalo to Hawaii Community College, our friends and team for helping this effort come to fruition.