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Hawaii Accounts for Nearly 3% of US Electric Car Sales
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Hawaii Buying Electric Cars at Supercharged Rate, Reports Edmunds.com

From Edmunds.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Car buyers in the state of Hawaii rank among America’s top consumers of hybrid and electric vehicles, reports Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information.

Edmunds.com’s analysis of Polk’s new car registration data finds that 2.9 percent of all new electric vehicles sold so far in the U.S. this year were registered in Hawaii, ranking the state 10th in the country. This rate is almost eight times the state’s share of all new car registrations in the U.S., where Hawaii ranks 41st overall at 0.4 percent. The Aloha State also buys a slightly higher proportion of the country’s hybrid vehicles (0.6%) ranking 33rd in the nation.

The news comes in what’s shaping up to be the strongest year yet for alternative fuel vehicles nationwide. Edmunds.com found that 3.4 percent of new car registrations this year (through August) were hybrid or electric vehicles, which is a full percentage point higher than the rate of 2.4 percent for all of 2011.

“Mainstream car buyers have been slow to accept hybrid and electric vehicles, but the numbers are trending up, and you can almost hear a sigh of relief from automakers who made big bets on these vehicles,” said Edmunds.com Sr. Analyst Jessica Caldwell. “As more alt-fuel vehicles come to the market and as prices for these cars become more affordable, we expect a higher percentage of shoppers will at least consider an alternative fuel vehicle the next time they’re buying a new car.”

Edmunds.com projects that at least 43 all-new conventional hybrids, plug-in hybrids, battery-electric vehicles, diesels and fuel-cell electric vehicles are planned for introduction in the U.S. from now through the 2015 model year. Car buyers can learn specifics on each of these vehicles at LINK.

Thinking of making a switch to a hybrid or electric vehicle? The Hybrid and Electric Center provides comprehensive information on every alternative fuel vehicle on the market at this very moment. And Edmunds.com lays out all the pros and cons of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles at LINK..

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