, there were about 19,000
electric vehicle
An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion. It can be powered by a collector system, with electricity from extravehicular sources, or it can be powered autonomously by a battery (sometimes cha ...
s in
Minnesota, equivalent to about 0.25% of cars in the state. , about 3% of all new vehicle sales were electric.
Government policy
In 2021,
Republicans
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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.
, there were 37 electric vehicles and 116
plug-in hybrid vehicles in the state fleet.
Charging stations
, there were about 1,200 public
charging station
A charging station, also known as a charge point or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a piece of equipment that supplies electrical power for charging plug-in electric vehicles (including electric cars, electric trucks, electric ...
s in Minnesota. , there were 55 public DC charging stations.
The
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates for charging stations in Minnesota.
Economic impact
There have been concerns about negative economic impacts from EV-induced loss of demand for
biofuel
Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil. According to the United States Energy Information Administration (E ...
s, which comprise a large portion of agriculture in Minnesota.
By region
Minneapolis–Saint Paul
, 2.7% of all new vehicles registered in the
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area were electric.
In February 2022, the cities of
Minneapolis and
Saint Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
launched Evie Carshare, the largest public electric vehicle car-sharing program in the United States.
Rochester
The first electric
bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
in the fleet of
Rochester Public Transit was introduced in July 2022.
References
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