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Old 05-12-2020, 07:12 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
It's a matter of how often it would be either needed or easy to drive it to the mainland.

As long as sunshine is plentiful, then an EV with built-in solar panels might make sense. The distance to the mainland rendering the chances to ever take such vehicle out of the islands to zero could also be considered.
There's never a reason to take a vehicle back to the mainland. Cheaper to sell a vehicle in HI and buy a different one on the mainland if you're moving.

There's also never a reason to have PV on a vehicle. Maybe there's a good reason 1 out of every million vehicles (non-RV), but that's near enough to zero in my estimation.

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Originally Posted by Tahoe_Hybrid View Post
Hawaii has a single fuel refinery and they had 2 but it closed down many years ago..

the cheapest gas price is 2.25 THAT is way cheaper then california locally it's 2.89
The only price I see listed in Kauai is $3.55 at the moment. EIA shows the CA average is $2.65.

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