Leading the Charge in

Zero Emission Vehicle Adoption

Recharge Minnesota is pleased to spotlight the growing group of participants in this statewide program for EV leaders. Entities from throughout Greater Minnesota participated in the second annual recognition ceremony. Recognition partners include Recharge America, Fresh Energy, the Olseth Family Foundation, and this group of leaders and communities from across Minnesota.

Organizations recognized by Recharge Minnesota have each pledged to take positive actions related to EVs that fit their circumstance and share their experiences to help others learn. The video on the left spotlights their work.

Recharge Minnesota Recognizes Leaders in Our State

Top companies, schools, civic leaders, and others in Minnesota are driving towards clean transportation. Recharge Minnesota is a program recognizing their work in supporting the use of zero emission vehicles (ZEV) for their operations, employees, and communities.  Recharge Minnesota participants have created a ZEV action team and plan that includes implementing one or more ongoing programs to help more people gain access to clean transportation.  See what these leaders are doing.

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Workplace Charging

Electric vehicle charging at work helps employees have a safe, fun, and zero-emission commute.

Employees

Employee programs spotlight vehicle options, provide incentives and offer charging.

Fleets

ZEVs in fleets reduce operating costs while cutting air and noise pollution.

Community

Outreach events and accessible charging extend ZEV benefits community-wide.

Supply Chain

Encouraging suppliers to use ZEVs ensures that their benefits extend operation-wide.

Helping Others

Recharge Minnesota participants spotlight their work to help others on the path to zero carbon transportation.

Participants

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BENCO Electric Cooperative
Brennan Companies
C & M Ford
Children’s Museum Southern Minnesota
City of Albert Lea
City of North Mankato
City of Northfield
City of Rochester
City of Saint Paul
City of Saint Peter
City of St. Louis Park
Connexus Energy
Design Ready Controls
E-ride Industries
EvoCharge
Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative
Great River Energy
Health Partners
HourCar
Invictus Brewing Company
Mankato Area Foundation
McLeod Cooperative Power
MiEnergy Cooperative
Minnesota Power
Minnesota State University- Mankato
Native Sun Community Power Development
Network Architechs, LLC
Neubau Holdings LLC
Opus Motorcar
Otter Tail Power Company
Polestar MN
Riverland Community College
Roseau County Ford
Runestone Electric Association
South Central College- North Mankato Campus
Southcentral Minnesota Clean Energy Council
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
United Bus Sales
White Bear Mitsubishi
Xcel Energy
ZEF Energy
White Earth Tribal & Community College
Cornerstone Automotive
Austin Utilities
The City of Elk River

Partners

Proud program partners of Recharge Minnesota include Fresh Energy and Sustainable Growth Coalition.

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Program Supporters

The program is supported by the Olseth Family Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, Carolyn Foundation, and the Schmidtke Family Foundation.

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Clean Vehicles Make A Difference

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MnDOT's 2017 Sustainability Report set the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the state's transportation sector by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2025

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Minnesota has a statewide goal of replacing 20% of the state's traditional cars, or 60% of all new car sales, with zero emission vehicles by 2030.

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There are 32 utility programs offering renewable electricity for electric vehicles in the state of Minnesota

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Every electric vehicle on the road has the potential to put $1,000 back into local communities.

Zero Emission Vehicle Definition and Terms

Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) includes Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) powered solely by an electric battery, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) powered by a combination of an electric motor and a gasoline engine, and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) fueled by hydrogen.

The term Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) is a subset of ZEVs and includes both PHEVs and BEVs. These terms may apply to cars, vans, all size trucks, buses, and off-road equipment like commercial lawn care products or material handling equipment.

Transportation Dollars Can Now Stay Home

“Minnesotans spend about $11 billion annually on transportation fuel, most of which is imported from outside the state.”

– Minnesota Department of Transportation 2019


Submit Your Pledge Now to Help Recharge Minnesota

Recharge Minnesota is a statewide collaboration of partners aimed at accelerating the use of electric and clean vehicles to support local economic development. Recharge America is an initiative aimed at spurring collaboration across states and communities to harness the economic opportunity presented by a rapid transition to electric vehicles that can serve all Americans.

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