Americans Have Always Bought Too Much Car. Now They’re Doing It With Electrical vehicles
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Most US car trips are 30 miles or less—but American drivers won’t settle for an electric vehicle with less than 300 miles of range.
For US electric car shoppers, the magic number on range seems to be about 300 miles: In a survey commissioned by Bloomberg, nearly two-thirds of 5,500 respondents said that 300-plus miles of range was adequate to their needs, while less than 10% would settle for 200 or less. A 2021 Cox Automotive survey found similar results: an average desired range of 341 miles among people considering EVs.Yet there is a glaring disconnect between what American drivers want and what they actually need: Some 95% of US car trips are 30 miles or less. “We're in this education phase of electrification,” says...