Joe Cella
October 31, 2019
Electric Vehicle Pool Party: Elk River’s New Outlander
In 2017, Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) commissioned FleetCarma to conduct an electric vehicle suitability assessment for both the city and utility fleet. Such an assessment, sometimes…
October 11, 2019
Case Study: Electric Vehicle Outreach Through Community—Events in Fridley, Minnesota
During the 2040 comprehensive planning process, the City of Fridley began exploring ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. At first, the city focused on promoting…
September 17, 2019
Edina: Capital Improvement through Charging Stations
When transportation became the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, the City of Edina committed to exploring ways to reduce emissions from…
September 4, 2019
How to Electrify Your Fleet: Lessons from Cities Charging Ahead Fleet Studies
Stakeholder groups working to increase electric vehicle (EV) adoption often highlight the money you can save by driving an EV over the lifetime of the vehicle as…
June 29, 2019
Business and Government Collaboration Creates Electric Vehicle Charging Solution: Case Study in Red Wing, MN
Businesses in the City of Red Wing, MN are a prime example of the forward–thinking needed to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. In 2018,…
June 15, 2019
Meeting Demand for Electric Vehicle Charging Along Minnesota’s North Shore: A Case Study
The draw of a popular tourist destination and an enterprising partnership created a win-win situation for electric vehicle (EV) drivers and Minnesota communities from the Twin Cities to the Canadian border. In October 2017, the first electric…
April 2, 2019
Federal Tax Credit Drives Electric Vehicle Adoption
In a promising sign for the adoption of electric vehicles, some manufacturers are hitting the federal tax credit cap. American taxpayers who purchase a qualified plug-in electric…
January 15, 2019
Ride-Sharing with Electric Vehicles Brings Benefits to Drivers and Consumers
This is an exciting time in the electric vehicle (EV) landscape. Tesla just posted a profit for the first time, Volkswagen is helping to build up charging…
November 6, 2018
A Grocery Co-op’s Creative Solution for Offering Electric Vehicle Charging
The first publicly available Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Winona, Minnesota opened for use in the summer of 2018, hosted by Bluff Country Co-op, a community-owned grocery store. Like many other…