Household Vehicles Were Parked 95% on a Typical Day in 2022 — So Much Time & Opportunity for EV Charging - CleanTechnica
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Household Vehicles Were Parked 95% on a Typical Day in 2022, ousehold vehicles being parked for 95% of a 24-hour days opportunity for EV

Household vehicles were driven an average of 64.6 minutes on a typical day in 2022 (including all trips made that day) and parked for the remainder of the time (95%). Drivers in all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) averaged between 61 minutes and 68 minutes per day with the longest driving time of 67.6 minutes for those in MSAs with 1-3 million people. Household vehicles being parked for 95% of a 24-hour day offers opportunity for EV charging.

  • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
    69·
    2 months ago

    Why charge something if it’s not being used 95% of the time anyways.

    • Aufgehtsabgehts@feddit.orgDeutsch
      2·
      1 month ago

      Exactly, I don’t understand the downvotes. If something as big as a car is only used 5 % of the time, the headline shouldn’t be how we can waste more resources on this useless item, but how we can reduce those items and increase the usage time.