FHWA NHTS Brief: Electric Vehicle Feasibility: Can EVs Take US Households to Where They Need To Go?

Details

• Alternative Title:
  National Household Travel Survey
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Statistics
  • Travel surveys
  • Travel behavior
  • Data collection
  • Data analysis
  • Electric vehicles
• Series:
  National Household Travel Survey (NHTS)
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Electric vehicles offer many societal benefits: a readily available, cleaner fuel source, higher fuel efficiency and improved air quality. Since 2008, eighteen automobile manufacturers have offered 72 models of EVs for sale in the US. Today’s electric vehicles run only on electricity powered by rechargeable battery units and can typically drive 100 miles while consuming only 25-40 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. (An average U.S. utility customer consumes about 30kWh daily). On a single charge, most EVs have a range of 60 to 120 miles, which covers 99% of household vehicle trips according to the 2009 National Household Travel Survey Figure 4. The 2009 NHTS also shows that 83% of total daily VMT per driver is under 60 miles and 95% is under 120 miles Figure 1. This allows most drivers the ability to meet most of their transportation needs without having to stop and recharge their EV battery during their travel day. Similar travel trends have been confirmed in the preliminary 2016 NHTS pilot results.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58886/dot_58886_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 990.86 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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