Education
September 20, 2024
Spotlight on Off-Road Transportation Electrification: Q&A on Minnesota Power’s Mine Truck Electrification 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…
August 23, 2024
Powering Up Minnesota Utility Electric Vehicle Programs
Drive Electric Minnesota and the Clean Energy Resources Team hosted a webinar on August 12 to amplify electric vehicle utility program participation in Minnesota. The webinar included…
August 7, 2024
Demystifying Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Costs
At Drive Electric Minnesota, we continuously seek ways to educate more people about the benefits of electric vehicles. We are excited to release two new fact sheets…
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…
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. The database aims…
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…
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…
April 6, 2023
Electric Vehicle-Ready Parking 101
Electric vehicle-ready building codes and ordinances help expand charging infrastructure Minimum electric vehicle-ready building codes and ordinances support the expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, which is…
January 31, 2023
Tool helps Minnesotans calculate fuel cost savings from switching to an electric vehicle
How much money can Minnesotan drivers expect to save on fuel by switching to an electric vehicle? We explored this question with Heather Brown on CBS News Minnesota,…
July 13, 2022
Moaz Uddin Answers WCCO’s Good Question: “Does Getting an Electric Vehicle Make Financial Sense?”
This post originally appeared on the Great Plains Institute’s website, the facilitator of Drive Electric Minnesota. GPI Electric Vehicle Policy Specialist Moaz Uddin recently answered WCCO 4…