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gasoline car. And when an EV is CONCLUSION: FAST GROWTH priced at only $28,500 after taking
powered by solar or wind power, OF EV TRANSPORT IS HERE TO the $7500 Federal tax credit for all-
you achieve a 100% elimination STAY. The market segment for EV’s electric cars. Experts tell us that the
of toxic emissions. To understand has grown exponentially faster over future of personal transport is going
comparative fuel costs between just the past 10 years than anyone to be “all-electric,” and that it will be
gasoline and all-electric cars, I give in the conventional auto industry cheaper, quieter, faster, safer, cleaner,
the example of how I used to spend ever imagined possible. In 2016 the and a lot more fun, as well.
over $250 a month to gas up my total volume of all-electric cars sold NEXT STEPS. If this article has
Mitsubishi convertible, whereas I reached a bit over 1.5% in the US, inspired you to learn more, go to the
pay less than $35 a month now to but EV’s are taking off even faster attached 2-page Living Aloha Guide
run my all-electric Nissan Leaf all in other parts of the world, such as to Electric Cars, sponsored by Go
over Maui without ever burning a Norway where 40% of all cars sold Green Culture Foundation on pages
drop of gasoline. last year (2016) were all-electrics. 16 and 17. You can also check out
KEEPING IT SIMPLE. Another The future of all-electric cars in more information about these cars
important difference between Hawaii and around the world is on YouTube. When you have picked
electric powered vehicles and the accelerating very fast indeed. out the EV’s which best match your
gas and diesel vehicles of the past EV’S BRING ON A STATE OF needs and budget, our Go Green
century is simplicity. The electric ECO BLISS. The EV movement team encourages you to go test
drive train car has about 12 moving is fueled by a compelling set of drive them this year. The sooner
parts. In contrast, the standard ICE both eco-nomical and eco-logical more of us join this economical
gas or diesel automobile has over advantages. Climate change can be and ecological shift to all-electric
2000 moving parts. More moving altered permanently for the better transportation, the sooner we are
parts translates to… more things as the EV shift moves out of the going to make major impacts in our
that can break. Electric car owners current “early-adopter” stage and beloved Hawaii to reduce pollution,
enjoy what is virtually $0 per year into high gear with mass-market cut down carbon emissions, and
maintenance budget compared to EV adoption. You may soon see for reduce those $7 billion in damaging
gasoline, diesel, and bio-diesel cars. yourself how driving in a smooth, gas and oil imports. And when you
Contrast $0 per year with what you clean, economical, and fast EV car is decide to make the shift to an all-
yourself have spent over the past so satisfying. And my EV is so quiet I electric car, be sure to wave to me on
10 or 20 years for oil changes, tune can listen to my favorite music with the Maui roadways ~ I am pretty
ups, cooling system repairs, muffler zero competition from a noisy gas- sure we will both be smiling.
change outs, as well as alternator and fired engine. While I currently drive a
starter replacements. Both kinds of Nissan Leaf, which has been the top
cars still need new tires on occasion, selling EV in the world up through
but that is where the maintenance 2016 (with an 80 to 107 mile range gerry Dameron is executive
comparison stops. How much per charge) I have a down payment Director of the go green
money will you save with no gas on the new mass-market Tesla Model Culture Foundation. he is a
costs, and no auto repair costs? Can 3 (with a 215 mile range per charge) board member of the Mauna
you say, “Go all-electric and fire your that is slated for delivery sometime Kahalawai Chapter of the hawai’i Farmer’s union
car mechanic?” I sure did! in late 2017. The Tesla Model 3 is united (hFuu).

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