Interest continues to build around electric vehicles (EVs) and the growing infrastructure to support their successful implementation. Read more about a recent Saint Paul event that highlighted the vehicles, a solar-powered charging station and lots of happy EV owners.
September 23 was the second annual National Plug-In Vehicle day. For fans of electric vehicles (EVs), it was an occasion to celebrate the technology’s recent success.
Despite a prevailing “sticker shock” narrative in the media, early adopters have been enthusiastic in embracing the cars’ fuel-saving, emission-reducing qualities. Even with limited availability, there are already more than 35,000 electric vehicles on the road in the United States today, and those EVs have already been driven an estimated 200 million miles.
The day was also a chance for potential EV drivers to ask questions and kick the tires. Plug In America, one of the day’s national organizers, reported more than 10,000 prospective EV drivers attended plug-in events in 60 different cities. Here in Minnesota, the event was held at Saint Paul’s Como Pavilion. The site was chosen partly due to its solar-powered charging station—one of three in the city.
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Ross Abbey is Policy Associate at Fresh Energy in Saint Paul. Ross’s work focuses on active transportation, vehicle electrification, and lowering the barriers to rooftop solar PV.
