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