Plug-in electric vehicles in Minnesota
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{{as of|2021|02}}, there were about 19,000 electric vehicles in Minnesota, equivalent to about 0.25% of cars in the state.{{cite news|url=https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2021/05/11/minnesota-electric-vehicles-clean-cars-rules|title=Minnesota makes a play to get more electric vehicles on the road|first=Nick|last=Halter|work=Axios|date=2021-05-11|access-date=2022-03-27}} {{as of|2022|5}}, about 3% of all new vehicle sales were electric.{{cite news|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/05/09/with-gas-prices-spiking-is-it-more-affordable-to-opt-for-an-electric-vehicle/|title=With Gas Prices Spiking, Is It More Affordable To Opt For An Electric Vehicle?|first=Kate|last=Raddatz|publisher=WCCO|date=2022-05-09|access-date=2022-05-25}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2021/03/03/st-cloud-electric-vehicle-owner-senator-agree-electricity-tax/6869344002/|first=Nora G.|last=Hertel|work=The St. Cloud Times|title=Tax electricity as fuel: St. Cloud-area lawmaker, electric vehicle owner agree on this one|date=2021-03-03|access-date=2022-03-27}}
{{as of|2020}}, there were 37 electric vehicles and 116 plug-in hybrid vehicles in the state fleet.{{cite news|url=https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2021/03/electric-vehicles-are-coming-to-minnesota-republicans-and-democrats-have-very-different-ideas-on-how-state-government-should-respond/|title=Electric vehicles are coming to Minnesota. Republicans and Democrats have very different ideas on how state government should respond.|work=MinnPost|first=Walker|last=Orenstein|date=2021-03-04|access-date=2022-05-25}}
Charging stations
{{as of|2021|06}}, there were about 1,200 public charging stations in Minnesota.{{cite news|url=https://tcbmag.com/infrastructure-bill-allocates-big-bucks-for-minnesotas-electric-vehicle-charging-network/|title=Infrastructure Bill Allocates Big Bucks for Minnesota's Electric-Vehicle Charging Network|first=Ashley|last=Hackett|date=2021-08-12|access-date=2022-03-27|work=Twin Cities Business}} {{as of|2022|8}}, there were 55 public DC charging stations.{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/xcels-300m-electric-vehicle-plan-includes-730-high-speed-chargers-in-minnesota/600195149/|title=Xcel's $300M electric vehicle plan includes 730 high-speed chargers in Minnesota|work=Star Tribune|date=2022-08-02|first=Mike|last=Hughlett|access-date=2022-09-12}}
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates {{usd|68 million}} for charging stations in Minnesota.{{cite news|url=https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/17102|title=State's electric vehicle drivers could get a charge out of federal funding|date=2022-02-15|access-date=2022-03-27|publisher=Minnesota House of Representatives}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/pro-con-should-minnesota-embrace-electric-vehicles-no-walz-can-block-farmer-harming-california-mandates|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328025103/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/pro-con-should-minnesota-embrace-electric-vehicles-no-walz-can-block-farmer-harming-california-mandates|first=Karolyn|last=Zurn|date=2021-02-15|access-date=2022-03-27|archive-date=2022-03-28|work=The Duluth News Tribune|url-status=live|title=PRO-CON / Should Minnesota embrace electric vehicles? No, Walz can block farmer-harming California mandates}}{{cite news|url=https://www.inforum.com/opinion/letters/letter-the-realities-of-a-discriminatory-electric-vehicle-mandate-in-minnesota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117015303/https://www.inforum.com/opinion/letters/letter-the-realities-of-a-discriminatory-electric-vehicle-mandate-in-minnesota|archive-date=2022-01-17|url-status=live|title=Letter: The realities of a discriminatory electric vehicle mandate in Minnesota|first=Deb|last=Whalen|work=Inforum|date=2022-01-13|access-date=2022-03-27}}
By region
=Minneapolis–Saint Paul=
{{as of|2022|4}}, 2.7% of all new vehicles registered in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area were electric.{{Cite news|url=https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2022/06/29/minnesota-electric-vehicles-registrations|title=Minnesotans are slow to embrace electric vehicles|first=Nick|last=Halter|work=Axios|date=2022-06-29|access-date=2022-09-12}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/twin-cities-launch-new-electric-vehicle-car-share-program-charging-stations|title=Twin Cities launch new electric vehicle car-share program, charging stations|first=Melissa|last=Turtinen|work=Bring Me The News|date=2022-02-03|access-date=2022-03-27}}
=Rochester=
The first electric bus in the fleet of Rochester Public Transit was introduced in July 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.kaaltv.com/news/top-news/rochesterrsquos-first-battery-electric-transit-buses-hit-the-streets-next-week/|publisher=KAAL|title=Rochester's first battery electric transit buses hit the streets next week|date=2022-07-08|access-date=2022-12-20|first=Chad|last=Corey}}