Plug-in electric vehicles in Minnesota
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As of February 2021[update], there were about 19,000 electric vehicles in Minnesota, equivalent to about 0.25% of cars in the state.[1] As of September 2020[update], about 1.14% of all new vehicle sales being electric.[2]
Government policy[edit]
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]
Charging stations[edit]
As of June 2021[update], there were about 1,200 public charging stations in Minnesota, with 17% of them providing DC charging.[4]
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$68 million for charging stations in Minnesota.[5]
Economic impact[edit]
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.[6][7]
By region[edit]
Minneapolis–St. Paul[edit]
In February 2022, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul launched Evie Carshare, the largest public electric vehicle car-sharing program in the United States.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Halter, Nick (2021-05-11). "Minnesota makes a play to get more electric vehicles on the road". Axios. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ Orenstein, Walker (2021-03-04). "Electric vehicles are coming to Minnesota. Republicans and Democrats have very different ideas on how state government should respond". MinnPost. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ Hertel, Nora G. (2021-03-03). "Tax electricity as fuel: St. Cloud-area lawmaker, electric vehicle owner agree on this one". The St. Cloud Times. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ Hackett, Ashley (2021-08-12). "Infrastructure Bill Allocates Big Bucks for Minnesota's Electric-Vehicle Charging Network". Twin Cities Business. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ "State's electric vehicle drivers could get a charge out of federal funding". Minnesota House of Representatives. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ Zurn, Karolyn (2021-02-15). "PRO-CON / Should Minnesota embrace electric vehicles? No, Walz can block farmer-harming California mandates". The Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Whalen, Deb (2022-01-13). "Letter: The realities of a discriminatory electric vehicle mandate in Minnesota". Inforum. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-03-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Turtinen, Melissa (2022-02-03). "Twin Cities launch new electric vehicle car-share program, charging stations". Bring Me The News. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
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