, there were about 19,000 electric vehicles in

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, equivalent to about 0.25% of cars in the state. , about 3% of all new vehicle sales were electric.

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. , there were 37 electric vehicles and 116

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s in the state fleet.

Charging stations

, there were about 1,200 public charging stations in Minnesota. , there were 55 public DC charging stations. The

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, 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 biofuels, which comprise a large portion of agriculture in Minnesota.

By region

Minneapolis–Saint Paul

, 2.7% of all new vehicles registered in the

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metropolitan area were electric. In February 2022, the cities of

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

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

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in the fleet of

Rochester Public Transit Rochester Public Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Olmsted County, Minnesota with routes serving the Rochester area. As of 2019, the system provided 2,155,230 rides over 132,686 annual vehicle revenue hours with 68 buses ...

was introduced in July 2022.

References

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