Took a trip today up the Windward Coast and out past Mokuleia to the end of the road and back to Kailua via H2, H1 and the Likelike (Pali was closed). 103 miles. Just to see we stopped at both Tony Nissan and New City Nissan to check out their level 2 charging stations. Things to note: in both cases, and at King Windward, there is no access to the chargers when the Dealership is closed so if you need a charge after about 8:00 pm you are SOL. New City has a real nice banner and dedicated parking spots for three cars. Tony only has a charger in the service area but they told me they would be putting some stations out front soon with dedicated parking spots. King Windward has two chargers in the front parking area but no dedicated parking spaces so you run the risk an ICE vehicle will be blocking you from the spot. So, New City gets the B, King Windward a C, and Tony a D at this point. No one gets an A because none of them have placed their chargers where we can have 24/7 access. Look, range anxiety is a bigger issue without 24/7 access. I probably could have made it home without stopping at Tony and New City but the 1/2 hour I charged at each place gave me a nice margin so I wouldn't have to ride the turtle the last few miles. If I had been just a little later they would have both been closed (and King Windward was when I passed them after going over the Likelike). BTW, I used the charging station in Kakaako the other day and it appears to be accessible 24/7. So, as far as I can tell, there is only one charger available 24/7.
