Honolulu, Hi - Viewed as Hawai’i’s largest and most experienced EV charging station reseller and installer, Aloha Charge announced this week they are continuing to expand, growing their talent pool with the hiring of Blaise Hirayama. Blaise is joining the company’s already robust sales team and bringing with him vast experience in sales and sustainability.

“With our tremendous growth in 2022 and the anticipated year ahead, we felt it was critical to continue to build out our team so we can best service our clients and meet the exponentially growing demand for EV infrastructure,” stated Jim Burness, the founder and CEO of Aloha Charge.

By Amy Mullett & Javier Gomez

While the numbers are still being tabulated, 2022 proved to be an inflection point for electric vehicle sales. In September alone, worldwide sales broke all records when for the first time EV registrations exceeded the one million mark.

There were lots of reasons why 2022 was a banner year for electric cars including escalating gas prices and growing demand to address climate change. However, there was also more choices every and more affordable options hitting the roadways.

After years of promising EVs, manufacturers here in the U.S. and around the world finally delivered and the options are many - just see what we uncovered at the 2022 LA Auto Show.