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Governor Linda Lingle and Better Place CEO Shai Agassi plan to create the infrastructure to enable a robust deployment of electric cars in Hawaii, positioning the state as a model for the nation. ...

... "Hawaii spends up to $7 billion a year on oil imports and drivers pay some of the highest gasoline prices in the nation -- accounting for nearly 20 percent of the state’s Green House Gases (GHG). Building the infrastructure for widespread adoption of electric vehicles will not only stimulate the local economy and reduce carbon emissions, but also provide a more affordable transportation option for Hawaii's drivers. Hawaii, with its ready access to renewable energy resources like solar, wind, wave and geothermal, is the ideal location to serve as a blue print for the rest of the U.S. in terms of reducing our dependence on foreign oil, growing our renewable energy portfolio and creating an infrastructure that will stabilize our economy, said Shai Agassi, Founder and CEO of Better Place. " ...

Via Hawaii Office of the Governor: NATIONAL BLUEPRINT FOR CLEAN ENERGY IN TRANSPORTATION

Hawaii Press Conference Video Hawaii Better Place Video

Better Place Hawaii: "Better Place said that it will be partnering with Hawaii to make mass adoption of electric vehicles powered by renewable energy a reality in the state by 2012. "