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.