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The Obsession With EV Range Is All Wrong

08 Jul 2023 | Abstracted from Washington Post

"...some analysts say that all that range - and all that battery - misses the point, and wastes resources. Only 5 percent of trips in the U.S. are longer than 30 miles. The vast majority of big batteries will never be used..."According to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, 95.1 percent of trips taken in personal vehicles are less than 31 miles...simply switching to smaller EV batteries - batteries that could give a small car a range of 125 miles or so - could cut lithium demand by 42 percent. Switching to other modes of transport, like trains, buses, or e-bikes, could cut that number even more."

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