Plug-in electric vehicles in Minnesota

As of February 2021, there were about 19,000 electric vehicles in Minnesota, equivalent to about 0.25% of cars in the state.[1] As of May 2022, about 3% of all new vehicle sales were electric.[2]

Government policy

In 2021, Republicans in the state legislature proposed a bill that would tax electricity used to charge electric vehicles at public charging stations, in order to offset the lack of gasoline taxes collected from them.[3]

As of 2020, there were 37 electric vehicles and 116 plug-in hybrid vehicles in the state fleet.[4]

Charging stations

As of June 2021, there were about 1,200 public charging stations in Minnesota.[5] As of August 2022, there were 55 public DC charging stations.[6]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$68 million for charging stations in Minnesota.[7]

Economic impact

There have been concerns about negative economic impacts from EV-induced loss of demand for biofuels, which comprise a large portion of agriculture in Minnesota.[8][9]

By region

Minneapolis–Saint Paul

As of April 2022, 2.7% of all new vehicles registered in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area were electric.[10]

In February 2022, the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul launched Evie Carshare, the largest public electric vehicle car-sharing program in the United States.[11]

Rochester

The first electric bus in the fleet of Rochester Public Transit was introduced in July 2022.[12]

References
  1. Halter, Nick (May 11, 2021). "Minnesota makes a play to get more electric vehicles on the road". Axios. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  2. Raddatz, Kate (May 9, 2022). "With Gas Prices Spiking, Is It More Affordable To Opt For An Electric Vehicle?". WCCO. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. Hertel, Nora G. (March 3, 2021). "Tax electricity as fuel: St. Cloud-area lawmaker, electric vehicle owner agree on this one". The St. Cloud Times. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  4. Orenstein, Walker (March 4, 2021). "Electric vehicles are coming to Minnesota. Republicans and Democrats have very different ideas on how state government should respond". MinnPost. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. Hackett, Ashley (August 12, 2021). "Infrastructure Bill Allocates Big Bucks for Minnesota's Electric-Vehicle Charging Network". Twin Cities Business. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  6. Hughlett, Mike (August 2, 2022). "Xcel's $300M electric vehicle plan includes 730 high-speed chargers in Minnesota". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  7. "State's electric vehicle drivers could get a charge out of federal funding". Minnesota House of Representatives. February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  8. Zurn, Karolyn (February 15, 2021). "PRO-CON / Should Minnesota embrace electric vehicles? No, Walz can block farmer-harming California mandates". The Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  9. Whalen, Deb (January 13, 2022). "Letter: The realities of a discriminatory electric vehicle mandate in Minnesota". Inforum. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  10. Halter, Nick (June 29, 2022). "Minnesotans are slow to embrace electric vehicles". Axios. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  11. Turtinen, Melissa (February 3, 2022). "Twin Cities launch new electric vehicle car-share program, charging stations". Bring Me The News. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  12. Corey, Chad (July 8, 2022). "Rochester's first battery electric transit buses hit the streets next week". KAAL. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
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