You Need Way Less EV Range Than You Think: Study - eviltoast

Data from thousands of EVs shows the average daily driving distance is a small percentage of the EPA range of most EVs.

For years, range anxiety has been a major barrier to wider EV adoption in the U.S. It’s a common fear: imagine being in the middle of nowhere, with 5% juice remaining in your battery, and nowhere to charge. A nightmare nobody ever wants to experience, right? But a new study proves that in the real world, that’s a highly improbable scenario.

After analyzing information from 18,000 EVs across all 50 U.S. states, battery health and data start-up Recurrent found something we sort of knew but took for granted. The average distance Americans cover daily constitutes only a small percentage of what EVs are capable of covering thanks to modern-day battery and powertrain systems.

The study revealed that depending on the state, the average daily driving distance for EVs was between 20 and 45 miles, consuming only 8 to 16% of a battery’s EPA-rated range. Most EVs on sale today in the U.S. offer around 250 miles of range, and many models are capable of covering over 300 miles.

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    9 months ago

    Control arms, rust, wiper blades? You’re trying to make EVs look bad by complaining about parts that are also on gas vehicles…

    At this point it is so obvious you are shilling that everyone else in this thread can see it.

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      9 months ago

      You got me. I’m a shill. Auto companies pay me $1 million / day to make detailed posts on Lemmy to spread pro-ICE messages and tick off EV fanbois.

      It’s a grand conspiracy. And it’s all unraveled because you honestly and accurately attacked me over an internet post. Congrats