If you’ve been sitting on the fence about whether to get an electric vehicle, now might be a good time to buy or lease one.
Electric vehicles have come a long way — more than 100 EV models are for sale in the U.S., and they made up nearly 8 percent of new cars sold last year in Minnesota.
A federal tax credit that lowers the cost of EVs is set to expire at the end of September — earlier than planned. The change is part of President Donald Trump’s major tax and spending bill, which eliminated several incentives for electric vehicles.
Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about how public funding changes could affect the shift to electric, if now is a good time to swap the pump for a plug, and how far you can really go on a charge.
And we want to hear from you, too.
Do you drive an electric vehicle? What are the pros and cons of having an EV? Are you thinking of buying one but have questions about the cost, how they really work or how recent funding cuts could affect the charging infrastructure?
Call us during the 9 a.m. hour at 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828.
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Jukka Kukkonen is the founder of Shift2Electric, a Minnesota-based electric vehicle consulting and training company. He’s also an instructor at the University of St. Thomas where he teaches courses about the EV market and technologies.
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Katelyn Bocklund is the facilitator of Drive Electric Minnesota, a coalition that works to make electric vehicles more mainstream and easier to use in Minnesota. She’s also a senior program manager of transportation at the nonprofit policy organization Great Plains Institute.
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