A Driver Can Easily Get More Miles From Hour Of Level 2 Charging While Their EV Is Parked Than Average Person Drives In A Day

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A driver can simply get extra miles from an hour of degree 2 charging whereas their light-duty EV is parked and plugged right into a charger than the typical particular person drives in a day. Most EV charging is Stage 2, which gives about 25 miles of vary per hour of charging. Based on the 2021 Nationwide Family Journey Survey (NHTS), the nationwide common driving distance is nineteen.9 miles per day. This holds true each for drivers dwelling in rural areas who drive a median of 24.3 miles per day, and people in densely populated city areas who drive 17.8 miles per day. The velocity of recent DC quick charging (350 kW+) gives roughly 100–200+ miles of vary per half-hour of charging.

MSA = metropolitan statistical space. The “Rural, Not in MSA” class contains solely full counties designated as rural. There may additionally be rural pockets included inside MSA boundaries.

Sources: Driving distance: U.S. Division of Transportation, Federal Freeway Administration, Summary of Travel Trends: 2022 National Household Travel SurveyJanuary 2024.

Vary from charging: U.S. Division of Vitality, Various Fuels Information Middle, Electric Vehicle Charging Stationsaccessed Might 15, 2024.

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