Interest high in firm's isle EV charging network

Better Place has whittled prospective buyers down to two, a spokesman says

By Alan Yonan Jr.

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 24, 2013

~~<p>The recent announcement by one of the state's largest electric vehicle charging networks that it would be pulling out of the Hawaii market initially raised concerns about the budding campaign to get EVs to catch on locally.</p>
<p>However, a strong interest from other companies that want to take over the Hawaii operations of Better Place should minimize the impact of its pending departure, government and industry officials said.</p>
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The recent announcement by one of the state's largest electric vehicle charging networks that it would be pulling out of the Hawaii market initially raised concerns about the budding campaign to get EVs to catch on locally.

However, a strong interest from other companies that want to take over the Hawaii operations of Better Place should minimize the impact of its pending departure, government and industry officials said. Login for more...