Four new battery electric buses started service as shuttles for the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC).

The buses are the first of a planned 20-bus fleet to replace the current diesel shuttles between the HNL terminals and the CONRAC.

The cost for the first four electric buses is $4.3 million. The funding source is from Customer Facility Charges, which are collected from each rental car transaction to fund the construction, maintenance and operation of rental car facilities at state airports.

Photo credit: Office of Governor Josh Green