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 non-motorized transportation and…
October 3, 2019
EV Registrations in MN
Drive Electric MN and the Great Plains Institute work with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) to track statistics on the growth of electric…
September 25, 2019
National Drive Electric Week Event Highlights
From September 14 to the 22, Minnesota was busy celebrating electric vehicles (EVs). What started in 2011 as Plug-In Day has turned into a week-long celebration for EVs. Across the…
September 20, 2019
Minnesota Department of Transportation Releases Pathways to Decarbonizing Transportation Report
A new report from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) shows routes to a lower-carbon future for the largest greenhouse gas emitting sector in the state. The Pathways to Decarbonizing…
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 transportation in the…
September 10, 2019
Cities Charging Ahead! That’s a Wrap, Now What?
During 2018-19, 28 Minnesota cities worked together in regional cohorts through the Cities Charging Ahead! (CCA) project to learn and act together to become “electric vehicle (EV) ready communities.” These…
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 one of several…
August 15, 2019
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Economics: GPI’s DC Fast Charging Calculator
As part of our research on the economics of DC fast charging, the Great Plains Institute created a model to calculate the costs and revenue of operating an electric…
August 10, 2019
Analysis: How Demand Charges Impact Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Infrastructure
The Great Plains Institute recently released a white paper analyzing the economics of direct current fast charging (DCFC) as part of our work with the Midcontinent Transportation…
July 21, 2019
Reducing Transportation Emissions Through Better Zoning
Local governments across the nation are leading on solutions to address climate change that will bring major benefits to their communities, from cleaner air to saving money on energy bills. Over 400 mayors in the US signed accords to meet the Paris climate goals, and hundreds of American cities have taken the next steps of establishing carbon emission benchmarks, setting carbon reduction or carbon neutrality goals, and creating climate action or energy plans on how to achieve their local goals.