Hawaii Joins List of States Offering Big Incentives to Buy Electric Cars

May 18th, 2010 admin

It’s been a whirlwind of EV news for Hawaii recently. As we already knew , they’ll be getting Better Place’s battery swapping technology, an electric car factory and they were just listed as one of the first areas you’ll be able to buy a Nissan LEAF when it goes on sale at the end of this year. Now potential plug-in customers in the island nation have another huge reason to celebrate: a cash rebate worth 20% of the price of a new, highway-

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