It won’t be just gas-guzzlers and super cars on display.
This is the third year in production for the Nissan Leaf, the all electric car from Nissan. How successful has the auto been?
"Ninety-two percent of the people, according to Nissan, would buy another one. But for my customers, they generally sell the car for me most of the time. So, most of my deals are from referrals," says Kurt Speas of Tony Nissan.
Car buyers usually want to know how many miles per gallon a car will get. E-vehicle drivers are interested in the range of the all-electric car.
"The factory says a hundred – in the real world if you drive like the 2013 model has a little bit longer range, so that model would get about 85 miles in range," Speas says.
Speas in the beginning, when electric cars first went into production, buyers told him they were getting the car for the environment. Pocketbook concerns have become more of an incentive lately.
"As time goes on it’s becoming more commercialized because people are realizing because people are realizing it is a very dependable mode of transportation. And when they do that, you get the everyday people," he says.
The latest Toyota Prius hybrid will also be on display – runs on a combination of gas and electric power.
"It has re-generative braking too so that when you step on the brake, you’re going down the hill, it actually charges the battery too in that process. A fabulous technology now. That’s why the middle name of the auto show this year is technology," says Dave Rolf, executive director of Hawaii Auto Dealers.
Rolf is excited about this year’s auto show.
"This one, we’re calling the perfect trifecta of cars, technology and fun. It’s the only auto show in America that has an electric company at the center of it. And that’s because we think we have the highest adoption of electric vehicles per capita in America," he says.
The First Hawaiian Auto Show starts Friday and runs through Sunday.
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