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How Minnesota’s electric car progress compares to the U.S., in three charts – Minnesota Reformer
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Minnesota drivers have been sluggish to undertake electrical vehicles, however a possible new Tesla gross sales middle and the state’s forthcoming clear automotive rule might speed up the shift.
Electrical vehicles accounted for fewer than 0.4% of registered autos in Minnesota final 12 months, based on the state Division of Transportation. Though electrical autos are much less dangerous for the setting and could be cheaper long-term than gas-burning vehicles, drawbacks like shorter driving ranges, excessive up-front prices and restricted numbers of charging stations have stymied electrical car gross sales right here.
A deliberate new salesroom in Bloomington that’s probably a Tesla facility, based on Axios, might entice extra automotive consumers to go electrical and provides potential consumers extra choices. Electrical automotive availability is restricted in Minnesota in comparison with some states — particularly these with low- and zero-emission car guidelines — which is one motive now we have comparatively few electrical autos on the highway, specialists say.
Minnesota’s clear automotive guidelines may even probably spur electrical automotive gross sales once they go into impact in 2024. The principles, modeled after California coverage, would require producers to supply extra low- and zero-emissions autos on the market right here. Different states with zero-emissions requirements have skilled sooner electrical automotive adoption.
Right here’s extra on electrical vehicles in Minnesota, in three charts.
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Minnesota Wild regular season schedule released
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On Tuesday, the National Hockey League released its schedules for the upcoming season.
The Minnesota Wild will start the season at home on Oct. 10, taking on the Columbus Blue Jackets. They will then play another home game against Seattle on Oct. 12. After two back-to-back games at home, the Wild will be all over the place for the next three weeks, playing seven away matches before returning to the land of 10,000 lakes.
That will be the Wild’s longest stretch away from home for the entire regular season. The rest of the Wild’s 2024-25 season can be found below:
The 82-game season will conclude for the Wild on Tuesday, April 15, before postseason play begins.
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Minnesota passes new law allowing motorcyclists to split lanes
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The day’s local, regional and national news, detailed events and late-breaking stories are presented by the ABC 6 News Team, along with the latest sports, weather updates including the extended forecast.
(ABC 6 News) — A new law has passed in Minnesota allowing motorcyclists to split lanes, but it won’t go into effect until next July.
The law is similar to those in other states that allow motorcyclists to ride slowly between lanes in stopped or bumper-to-bumper traffic.
When the law does go into effect, Minnesota will be among at least half a dozen states allowing lane splitting.
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Teen vaping nicotine dependence increasing in Minnesota: Survey data
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Vaping trial: Ellison says Juul, Altria ‘hooked a generation of Minnesota kids on e-cigarettes’
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison laid out his case against vaping company Juul in his lawsuit over teen use of vapes.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Minnesota teenagers have increasingly found themselves dependent on nicotine, thanks in part to the rise in popularity of vaping, a new study has found.
According to data from the Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey, 70% of students who vape say they want to quit, and nearly two-thirds have tried to quit in the past.
Meanwhile, 79.6% of surveyed students who use e-cigarettes, or vapes, reported suffering dependence on the devices, which can provide high levels of nicotine and lead to stronger withdrawal symptoms such as mood fluctuations, stress, anxiety and depression.
“It’s a dire situation that so many of our teens are struggling with the health harms of nicotine dependence,” Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham said in a statement accompanying the data. “Many teens may smoke or vape because they think it helps them relieve stress or anxiety, but the nicotine can actually worsen those feelings. We want teens to know that we understand the mental health challenges they may be facing and how hard it is to quit, and that free help is out there to support them.”
The Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey data show that among students who vaped in the past 30 days, 49.5% vaped at least 20 in the past 30 days – a 47% increase since 2020, and a 165% increase since 2017.
Until age 25, nicotine can negatively affect learning, attention and memory. It also increases risk for addiction to other substances, the study says.
A majority of teens surveyed – 76.3% – reported their first tobacco product was flavored. In 2023, 93.3% of students who vape used a flavored vape in the past 30 days.
However, data show that overall vaping usage numbers could be declining.
In 2023, 13.9% of high school students reported vaping in the past 30 days – a decline from 19.3% in 2020.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) offers the My Life, My Quit program to support teens in quitting commercial tobacco use, including vaping, by texting “Start My Quit” to 36072.
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