Plug-in electric vehicles in Minnesota explained

, there were about 19,000 electric vehicles in Minnesota, equivalent to about 0.25% of cars in the state.[1], 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]

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

Charging stations

, there were about 1,200 public charging stations in Minnesota.[5], there were 55 public DC charging stations.[6]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates 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

, 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Minnesota makes a play to get more electric vehicles on the road. Nick. Halter. Axios. 2021-05-11. 2022-03-27.
  2. News: With Gas Prices Spiking, Is It More Affordable To Opt For An Electric Vehicle?. Kate. Raddatz. WCCO. 2022-05-09. 2022-05-25.
  3. News: Tax electricity as fuel: St. Cloud-area lawmaker, electric vehicle owner agree on this one. Nora G.. Hertel. The St. Cloud Times. 2021-03-03. 2022-03-27.
  4. News: Electric vehicles are coming to Minnesota. Republicans and Democrats have very different ideas on how state government should respond.. MinnPost. Walker. Orenstein. 2021-03-04. 2022-05-25.
  5. News: Infrastructure Bill Allocates Big Bucks for Minnesota's Electric-Vehicle Charging Network. Ashley. Hackett. 2021-08-12. 2022-03-27. Twin Cities Business.
  6. News: Xcel's $300M electric vehicle plan includes 730 high-speed chargers in Minnesota. Star Tribune. 2022-08-02. Mike. Hughlett. 2022-09-12.
  7. News: State's electric vehicle drivers could get a charge out of federal funding. 2022-02-15. 2022-03-27. Minnesota House of Representatives.
  8. News: PRO-CON / Should Minnesota embrace electric vehicles? No, Walz can block farmer-harming California mandates. https://web.archive.org/web/20220328025103/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/pro-con-should-minnesota-embrace-electric-vehicles-no-walz-can-block-farmer-harming-california-mandates. Karolyn. Zurn. 2021-02-15. 2022-03-27. 2022-03-28. The Duluth News Tribune. live.
  9. News: Letter: The realities of a discriminatory electric vehicle mandate in Minnesota. https://web.archive.org/web/20220117015303/https://www.inforum.com/opinion/letters/letter-the-realities-of-a-discriminatory-electric-vehicle-mandate-in-minnesota. 2022-01-17. live. Deb. Whalen. Inforum. 2022-01-13. 2022-03-27.
  10. News: Minnesotans are slow to embrace electric vehicles. Nick. Halter. Axios. 2022-06-29. 2022-09-12.
  11. News: Twin Cities launch new electric vehicle car-share program, charging stations. Melissa. Turtinen. Bring Me The News. 2022-02-03. 2022-03-27.
  12. News: Rochester's first battery electric transit buses hit the streets next week. KAAL. 2022-07-08. 2022-12-20. Chad. Corey.

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