Install, assist with and promote publicly available EV charging stations or public fueling stations for alternative fuel vehicles.

Install, assist with and promote publicly available EV charging stations or public fueling stations for alternative fuel vehicles.

Best Practice of this action

Local Air Quality

Rating Guideline

	Work with others to place 1 city owned/operated electric vehicle charging station at a high use area; promote the existence of all fueling options such as compressed natural gas in/around the city.
	EV charging stations at 2 or more city-owned/operated locations or a Level 3 DC Quick Charge station; power at least 1 station with renewable electricity.
	Report the installation of 4+ city-owned/operated stations; connect at least 1 station to on-site renewable generation such as PV panels; require EV charging infrastructure in multi-unit dwellings; install or require developments to provide on-street EV charging infrastructure - especially near multi-family housing, commercial corridors, and low-income neighborhoods.

Resources

Planning:

See Drive Electric Minnesota for resources on EVs and public EV charging stations.
For EVs and all fuels/vehicles see Alternative Fuel Vehicle Readiness: A Guidebook for Municipalities (NJTPA: 2017).
See also elements of making your city an EV-ready city and which MN communities have EV charging infrastructure in the EV City Resource Database.
The Charging Forward: A toolkit for planning and funding urban electric mobility infrastructure (U.S. DOT, 2023) and Charging Forward: A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure (2022) serve as one-stop resources to help urban and rural communities scope, plan, and identify ways to fund EV charging infrastructure, supporting diverse forms of electric mobility including transit.
Siting Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) with Equity in Mind (ACEEE, 2021)
Use the MPCA Air Pollution Score on the Environmental Justice Areas of Concern Map (MPCA) to locate areas for targeted assistance and incentives.
EVs drive everywhere fuel cars drive. Encourage adding EV chargers everywhere cars drive including gas stations and other commonly frequented locations.
Level 2 EV chargers at businesses can be really beneficial as well as good promotion for the business and EV use. Encourage placing level 2 EV chargers at everywhere from grocery stores to malls and everywhere in between.
Refueling infrastructure financial assistance for retailers of E85 and other ethanol blends in your city is available through the American Lung Association and is matched with contributions from the MN Corn Growers Association.