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 May 2022 [ update ] , 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 [ update ] , there were 37 electric vehicles and 116 plug-in hybrid vehicles in the state fleet. [4]
Charging stations
As of June 2021 [ update ] , there were about 1,200 public charging stations in Minnesota. [5] As of August 2022 [ update ] , 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 [ update ] , 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
- ↑ Halter, Nick (May 11, 2021). "Minnesota makes a play to get more electric vehicles on the road" . Axios . Retrieved March 27, 2022 .
- ↑ Raddatz, Kate (May 9, 2022). "With Gas Prices Spiking, Is It More Affordable To Opt For An Electric Vehicle?" . WCCO . Retrieved May 25, 2022 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Hackett, Ashley (August 12, 2021). "Infrastructure Bill Allocates Big Bucks for Minnesota's Electric-Vehicle Charging Network" . Twin Cities Business . Retrieved March 27, 2022 .
- ↑ Hughlett, Mike (August 2, 2022). "Xcel's $300M electric vehicle plan includes 730 high-speed chargers in Minnesota" . Star Tribune . Retrieved September 12, 2022 .
- ↑ "State's electric vehicle drivers could get a charge out of federal funding" . Minnesota House of Representatives. February 15, 2022 . Retrieved March 27, 2022 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Halter, Nick (June 29, 2022). "Minnesotans are slow to embrace electric vehicles" . Axios . Retrieved September 12, 2022 .
- ↑ Turtinen, Melissa (February 3, 2022). "Twin Cities launch new electric vehicle car-share program, charging stations" . Bring Me The News . Retrieved March 27, 2022 .
- ↑ 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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