Start your trip in Dinkytown and end it in Frogtown: Evie is quick and great for one-way trips. When ending your trip, remember it must be in the Home Area and at:
•Dedicated Evie Carshare parking only spaces, including green EV Spot Charging spaces.
•City meters with time limits 2 hours or greater. In Minneapolis, no parking at meters with a red band. In St Paul, no parking if the red band restriction is within the next 12 hours.
•Any parallel parking space on public streets, including “Residential Permit Required” zones.
•Do not park if there is a “Temporary No Parking Restriction” that begins within the next 24 hours. These include street sweeping, snow emergencies, and other street closures. This includes green EV Spot Chargers in a marked “Temporary No Parking Restriction” area, as the “Temporary No Parking Restriction” overrides all other posted signs.
•Dedicated Evie Carshare parking only spaces, including green EV Spot Charging spaces.
Additional parking information is found inside each Evie on the driver-side door.
Park at any on-street parallel parking space within the Home Area with a time limit of 2 hours or greater. This could be in front of your house, in front your favorite local eatery, or in front of a neighborhood boutique. If there is a no parking restriction effective in the next 24 hours, either permanent or temporary, do not park there, as the cost of ticket and tow will be charged to you.
Parking in a RESIDENTIAL PERMIT REQUIRED area? We’ve got you covered. All Evie’s are approved to park in neighborhoods where permits are required, as long as it’s in the Home Area.
Ask a Minnesotan and they’ll tell you we have two seasons: winter and road construction. Evies must follow the same rules other cars do and, therefore, are not exempt from temporary closures. If you see an Evie in trouble, let us know or move it yourself and get a $10 Drive Credit when you tell us about it.
Street maintenance is inevitable. There are certain times of the year when on-street parking is temporarily restricted, such as during Spring/Fall Street Sweeping and Snow Emergencies.
When there are active temporary no parking restrictions, no vehicle is allowed to park on that section of street, including Evies at on-street green EV Spot Chargers. Even though these on-street locations are dedicated for Evie Carshare parking and charging, the street still needs to be open for snow, debris, or other maintenance. Any “Temporary No Parking Restriction” overrides the other posted signs.
Every Evie Carshare vehicle includes Tips for Trips: in-car how-to guides to help you along your way. Located inside the driver-side door pocket, these guides will help you along your journey.
Where parking is pretty similar in both cities, it’s important to know the difference between the two.
Some spaces are for Evie Carshare parking only, including EV Spot Charging locations and some off-street spaces. Get familiar with them here:
EV Spot Charging spaces are currently being constructed within the Evie Home Area of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. All EV Spot Charging locations are located on-street (with one exception in East St Paul, where the EV Spot is located in the library’s parking lot). Find EV Spot Charging locations in the Evie Carshare app, at EVSpot.org, or in the Plugshare App. Evie vehicles can be left charging at green EV Spot Charging locations. Blue EV Spot Charging locations are for personally-owned EV charging; any vehicle left there may be subject to ticket/tow charges (so only park at green EV Spot Charging stations.)
Evie Carshare vehicles can begin and end trips at four different surface lot locations at the University of Minnesota.
St Paul Campus:
Lot 175, located at 1547 Cleveland Ave. The Evie Space is in the southwest corner and can fit up to three Evies in the corner of the lot.
East Bank:
Lot 54, located at 2721 SE 4th St. The Evie Space is next to the disability parking stall in the middle of the lot and can fit two Evies in two spaces.
Lot 43 – Sanford Hall, located at 1122 University Ave SE. The Evie Space is located near the southeast portion of the lot, directly down from SE 12th Ave. This Evie Space can fit two Evies in two parking spaces.
West Bank:
Lot 95, located at 2129 S 5th St located in the northeast corner of the lot. Two total spaces at this lot allow for two Evies to begin and end trips.
Trips can begin and end at 6th & 13th at the University Lutheran Church of Hope parking lot. There is one parking space at this location.
Park at the Patagonia Lot, located at Macalester and Grand Ave. There is one space available for Evie, located next to the two HOURCAR vehicles.
We are always looking to partner up, and a dedicated parking space is a great first step. Dedicated parking can help reduce the amount of vehicles in your area, reduce air pollution, and help the environment.
If you’re a multi-unit dwelling or commercial property owner and want a dedicated parking space just for Evie, or if you’d like to request one in your area and know exactly where it should be, complete the form below. We can’t guarantee results, but we’ll try our hardest!
*Dedicated spaces must be available 24/7/365 with no barriers to entry/exit, and must be within the current Evie Home Area.
Xcel Energy is a sponsor of Evie Community Carshare. Xcel Energy supports efforts to increase access to electric vehicles in underserved communities. Learn more about how Xcel Energy is helping customers drive electric.
