A portion of the settlement funds will be used to invest in electric vehicle charging stations around Minnesota. Our planned investment in EV fast-charging stations along highway corridors in Greater Minnesota will expand the statewide charging network by more than 2,500 miles.
Learn more about our initiatives to reduce transportation emissions.
To support EV use and increase access to this cleaner technology, Minnesota needs a statewide charging network to fuel EVs — not just in the Twin Cities metro area. That’s why the MPCA is using funds from Minnesota’s share of the national Volkswagen (VW) settlement to build charging infrastructure across the state.
Minnesota will receive a total of $47 million from the national VW settlement by 2028. MPCA is using funds from the VW settlement to clean up air pollution in Minnesota today and invest in a cleaner transportation system for our future.
In 2019, MPCA awarded more than $1.4 million in grant funds to install 22 EV fast-charging stations along highway corridors in Greater Minnesota. From 2020 to 2023, the agency will invest an additional $3.5 million in EV charging stations. This next phase will expand the charging network by more than 2,500 miles, enabling EV drivers to travel longer distances throughout the state without worrying about where they can refuel.
Map of EV fast charging station corridor groups
2023
EV Level 2 charging station grants
Level 2 EV charging stations will be installed in the following locations.
| Akiing | $7,500 | Akiing - 2 ports |
| City of Circle Pines | $17,366 | Circle Pines City Hall - 4 ports |
| City of Saint Paul | $15,000 | Jimmy Lee Rec Center - 4 ports |
| City of Saint Paul | $15,000 | Arlington Rec Center & Library - 4 ports |
| Glenwood Ave Apartments | $36,348 | Glenwood Ave Apartments - 8 ports |
| Green Rock Apartments | $12,764 | Green Rock Apartments (Portland Ave) - 4 ports |
| Green Rock Apartments | $27,564 | Green Rock Apartments (19th Ave) - 6 ports |
| Macalester College | $19,200 | Macalester College - 4 ports |
| Minnesota State - DBA Central Lakes College | $75,000 | Central Lakes College - 10 ports |
| Nia Power LLC | $7,500 | Nodak Lodge - 2 ports |
| Nia Power LLC | $7,500 | Northland Lodge - 2 ports |
| Nia Power LLC | $7,500 | Grey Wolf Lodge - 2 ports |
| Nia Power LLC | $7,500 | Cabin O'Pines Resort - 2 ports |
| Nia Power LLC | $7,500 | Deer Lodge Resort - 2 ports |
| Nia Power LLC | $7,500 | Birch Forest Lodge - 2 ports |
| Nia Power LLC | $7,500 | Richardson's Shangri-La Resort - 2 ports |
| Nia Power LLC | $7,500 | Island View Resort - 2 ports |
| Nia Power LLC | $7,500 | Norman's Motel - 2 ports |
| Nia Power LLC | $7,500 | Black Bear Casino Resort - 2 ports |
| SouthWest Transit | $82,500 | Southwest Station - 11 ports |
| Spruce Tree Centre, LLP | $7,500 | Spruce Tree Centre - 2 ports |
| The Prairie Island Indian Community | $75,000 | Treasure Island Casino - 10 ports |
| The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community | $15,000 | SMSC Public Works - 4 ports |
| Universal EV LLC | $7,500 | Paradise Resort - 2 ports |
| Universal EV LLC | $7,500 | Iowana Beach Resort - 2 ports |
| Universal EV LLC | $7,500 | Cedar Crest Resort - 2 ports |
| Universal EV LLC | $7,500 | Pinehurst Resort - 2 ports |
| Universal EV LLC | $7,500 | Broken Arrow Resort - 2 ports |
| Universal EV LLC | $7,500 | Jolly Fisherman Resort - 2 ports |
| Universal EV LLC | $7,500 | Rainbow Resort Inc - 2 ports |
| Universal EV LLC | $7,500 | High Banks Resort - 2 ports |
| Universal EV LLC | $7,500 | Denny's Resort - 2 ports |
| Universal Solar System LLC | $7,500 | The Remer Motel - 2 ports |
| Universal Solar System LLC | $7,500 | Antler Lodge - 2 ports |
| Universal Solar System LLC | $7,500 | Bowstring Shores Resort - 2 ports |
| Universal Solar System LLC | $7,500 | Hoot Owl Resort - 2 ports |
| Universal Solar System LLC | $7,500 | Super 8 Fosston - 2 ports |
| Universal Solar System LLC | $7,500 | Gosh Dam Place - 2 ports |
| Universal Solar System LLC | $7,500 | Eagle Nest Lodge - 2 ports |
| University Centre at 1919, L.L.P | $15,000 | University Centre at 1919 - 2 ports |
| University of Minnesota | $41,819 | Itasca Biological Station - 9 ports |
2020
Greenlots (Los Angeles, Calif.) was selected to build corridor G, and ZEF Energy Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.) was selected to build corridors E, F, H, I, J, and K. Together they add approximately 2,500 miles of EV corridors to Minnesota’s growing charging network. Each station will have one charger with at least a 50kW capacity and a level 2 backup and capacity to install two additional 50kW stations or one station up to 350 kW in the future.
2018
EV fast-charging station grants
ZEF Energy Inc. (Minneapolis) was selected to build four EV fast charging corridors. Together they add approximately 1,110 miles of EV corridors to Minnesota’s growing charging network. Each station will have one 50 kW charger with a level 2 backup and capacity to install two additional 50kW stations or one station up to 350 kW in the future.
EV Level 2 charging station grants
Level 2 EV charging stations will be installed in the following locations. All 25 stations are dual port, meaning two vehicles can charge at the same time. Most stations are available for public use 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
| City of Minneapolis | $8,945 | Department of Public Works: Hiawatha Maintenance Facility(*) |
| City of Minneapolis | $8,944 | Department of Public Works: Hiawatha Maintenance Facility(*) |
| City of South St. Paul | $10,000 | City Hall/South St. Paul Public Library |
| City of South St. Paul | $10,000 | Central Square Community Center |
| City of Saint Paul | $8,340 | Snelling-Midway (on-street) |
| City of Saint Paul | $8,680 | Block 19 Ramp |
| City of Saint Paul | $8,700 | Lowertown Ramp |
| City of Saint Paul | $8,700 | Kellogg Ramp |
| Great Plains Institute | $6,968 | City of Fridley Civic Campus |
| Great Plains Institute | $7,263 | Coon Rapids Ice Center |
| Great Plains Institute | $7,653 | Coon Rapids City Hall |
| Hennepin County | $10,000 | Augsburg Park Library |
| Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | $5,050 | White Oak Casino |
| Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | $5,050 | Northern Lights Casino |
| Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe | $5,050 | Cedar Lakes Casino |
| Renewable Energy Partners | $10,000 | Brooklyn Center (new development) |
| University of Minnesota | $10,000 | University of Minnesota-Duluth (Parking Lot D) |
| University of Minnesota | $10,000 | University of Minnesota-Duluth (Residence Dining Center |
| University of Minnesota | $5,615 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Food Operations Building) |
(*) Not open to the public: stations are on private property for private use only