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 an overview of…
August 13, 2024
Legislative Session Recap: Minnesota Makes Additional EV Investments in 2024
Minnesota’s 2024 legislative session adjourned on May 20, with the passage of a 1,430-page omnibus bill package and several smaller bill packages wrapping up the historic 2023-2024…
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 that demystify all…
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 electric vehicle taxes,…
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…