Katelyn Bocklund
January 14, 2025
Recap: 2024 Drive Electric Minnesota Statewide Scavenger Hunt Challenge
Following the success of the inaugural Drive Electric Minnesota Statewide Scavenger Hunt Challenge in 2023, we held a similar event during the 2024 National Drive Electric Week,…
July 22, 2024
GPI releases report: Lessons Learned from Twin Cities Climate and Energy Community Engagement Efforts
Since Drive Electric Minnesota was formed, we have been working to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in the state. As a coalition, we have defeated punitive…
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…
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…
April 10, 2023
Federal Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program
About the webinar Drive Electric Minnesota and the Clean Energy Resource Teams are excited to present a webinar, Charging up Minnesota Communities: Getting up to Speed on…
January 3, 2023
Minnesota Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Now Open
On December 2, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency launched its next round of Level 2 electric vehicle charging station grants using funding from the Volkswagen settlement. For…
May 19, 2021
Transportation and Fuel Policy Options in Minnesota: Clean Cars Minnesota, Future Fuels Act, and More
The following blog was originally published on Great Plains Institute’s website. Both policies explored in this blog could help increase electric vehicle adoption in Minnesota. For more…
May 11, 2021
Position Statement: Unfair Taxes for Electric Vehicles
This position is supported by the following Drive Electric Minnesota Policy Committee members: Alliance for Transportation ElectrificationAmerican Lung Association in MinnesotaCity of MinneapolisConnexus EnergyElk River Municipal UtilitiesFresh…
April 22, 2021
2021 Minnesota Legislative Priorities: Electric Vehicles
Drive Electric Minnesota has been working hard to pass supportive electric vehicle (EV) policy during the Minnesota 2021 legislative session, which began on January 5. Our policy…
March 1, 2021
Sustainable Transportation Advisory Council Releases Recommendations
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Sustainable Transportation Advisory Council (STAC) has come forward with its initial recommendations to decarbonize transportation in Minnesota. MnDOT will respond to these…