March 27, 2024
Drive Electric Minnesota Coalition Releases 2024 Policy Platform
Minnesota lawmakers convened for the 2024 legislative session on Monday, February 12. As this session gets underway, Drive Electric Minnesota members are looking to build on last year’s policy successes.
December 27, 2023
Recap: Drive Electric Minnesota Statewide Scavenger Hunt Challenge
Earlier this year, Drive Electric Minnesota organized its first Statewide Scavenger Hunt Challenge during the 2023 National Drive Electric Week, which took place from September 22 through October 1. …
December 21, 2023
How to Use Drive Electric Minnesota’s Electric Vehicle Incentives Database
Drive Electric Minnesota manages an online Electric Vehicle Incentive Database that classifies different electric vehicle incentives to make finding and filtering funding opportunities easier. …
November 21, 2023
Spotlight on Off-Road Transportation Electrification: Turner Construction Company’s Meta Project
While we often hear about the electrification of passenger vehicle fleets and, more recently, commercial vehicle fleets, off-road transportation is often sidelined in these conversations. This post is part…
November 13, 2023
Electric Vehicles Are Up to 88 Percent Less Greenhouse Gas-Intensive than Gasoline Vehicles
In 2017, we published findings showing that electric vehicles provided significant greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from conventional gasoline-powered cars in Minnesota. These GHG reductions will continue over the next…
September 6, 2023
Drive Electric Minnesota Launches Statewide Scavenger Hunt Challenge
National Drive Electric Week is an annual celebration organized by Plug In America, Electric Vehicle Association, Sierra Club, and EVHybridNoire to increase awareness of electric vehicles. This year, Drive…
June 20, 2023
Green Rock Apartments Leading the Charge on Electric Vehicles
Green Rock Apartments in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, positions itself as a provider of environmentally aware city living. It offers a range of eco-friendly features and facilities, including solar panels,…
June 7, 2023
Q&A with Brendan Jordan: Minnesota Legislature Invests in EVs in 2023
Minnesota’s legislative session adjourned on Monday, May 22. It was a busy few months at the Capitol—the state’s historic budget surplus, unified Democrat-Farmer-Labor (DFL) control of state government, and…
May 30, 2023
Minnesota Approves Comprehensive Statewide Electric Vehicle Readiness Assistance
Budget deals significantly elevate state’s effort to expand transportation electrification May 24, 2023, MINNEAPOLIS—Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed into law a sweeping set of first-time incentives and other…
May 9, 2023
Q&A: Accessibility and EV Charging Stations
With the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, community members and local governments in Minnesota have increased interest and incentive to…