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This class of needs is important but is an outlier. A typical American daily commute is < 30 miles and an electric is more than enough for that. It would help

This class of needs is important but is an outlier. A typical American daily commute is < 30 miles and an electric is more than enough for that. It would help a lot to have better infra to support infrequent needs like long range driving, hauling, etc. If it was easy to access these services I'd feel more confident owning a shorter range vehicle. Traditional car rental services are dinosaurs.

ianai 8y ago
It can’t be that much of an outlier when many people live in suburbs and commute.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 8y ago
  And yet it is: https://onedrive.live.com/View.aspx?resid=5BB61284E6FFA69C!184&app=Excel&authkey=!AA89km-f_oT97PQ https://onedrive.live.com/View.aspx?resid=5BB61284E6FFA69C!1... (note that the last column is the mean time spent in commute / source: https://www.bts.gov/content/commuting-work https://www.bts.gov/content/commuting-work)
- wffurr 8y ago
  Looking at the National Household Transportation Survey, I came up with 12½ miles as the average commute length. Other sources report the average as 16 miles or most within 25 miles, with a very few up to 200 miles. https://nhts.ornl.gov https://nhts.ornl.gov https://www.creditdonkey.com/commute-statistics.html https://www.creditdonkey.com/commute-statistics.html https://itstillruns.com/far-americans-drive-work-average-7446397.html https://itstillruns.com/far-americans-drive-work-average-744... PS How cool is it that I can do even half baked data analysis on my pocket computer at the spur of the moment on such a thing. Didn't have to pay anything or even make an account. Thank you U.S. Department of Transportation.
- justin66 8y ago
  Google the average length of a daily commute [1] and consider what "outlier," as in "statistical outlier," means. It's an outlier. You're not describing a typical suburban commute, you're describing a distance typical of a trip between major cities. Nothing wrong with it, but it's unusual. If you wanted to go electic with a commute like that, you'd probably end up spending money on an electric car with a large battery or with quick charging capability (or at least a charging capability at work). On the other hand, driving would be such a huge part of your life that the comfort and reliability might make the whole thing work out well, depending on the local cost of electricity. [1] http://www.visualcapitalist.com/average-commute-u-s-states-cities/ http://www.visualcapitalist.com/average-commute-u-s-states-c...

ianai 8y ago

It can’t be that much of an outlier when many people live in suburbs and commute.

rcMgD2BwE72F 8y ago
And yet it is: https://onedrive.live.com/View.aspx?resid=5BB61284E6FFA69C!184&app=Excel&authkey=!AA89km-f_oT97PQ https://onedrive.live.com/View.aspx?resid=5BB61284E6FFA69C!1... (note that the last column is the mean time spent in commute / source: https://www.bts.gov/content/commuting-work https://www.bts.gov/content/commuting-work)
wffurr 8y ago
Looking at the National Household Transportation Survey, I came up with 12½ miles as the average commute length. Other sources report the average as 16 miles or most within 25 miles, with a very few up to 200 miles. https://nhts.ornl.gov https://nhts.ornl.gov https://www.creditdonkey.com/commute-statistics.html https://www.creditdonkey.com/commute-statistics.html https://itstillruns.com/far-americans-drive-work-average-7446397.html https://itstillruns.com/far-americans-drive-work-average-744... PS How cool is it that I can do even half baked data analysis on my pocket computer at the spur of the moment on such a thing. Didn't have to pay anything or even make an account. Thank you U.S. Department of Transportation.
justin66 8y ago
Google the average length of a daily commute [1] and consider what "outlier," as in "statistical outlier," means. It's an outlier. You're not describing a typical suburban commute, you're describing a distance typical of a trip between major cities. Nothing wrong with it, but it's unusual. If you wanted to go electic with a commute like that, you'd probably end up spending money on an electric car with a large battery or with quick charging capability (or at least a charging capability at work). On the other hand, driving would be such a huge part of your life that the comfort and reliability might make the whole thing work out well, depending on the local cost of electricity. [1] http://www.visualcapitalist.com/average-commute-u-s-states-cities/ http://www.visualcapitalist.com/average-commute-u-s-states-c...