More than half of all daily trips in US were less than three miles in 2021
22 March 2022
A research study for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics focused on the number of daily trips taken in the United States. In 2021, 52% of all trips, including all modes of transportation, were less than three miles, with 28% of trips less than one mile. Just 2% of all trips were greater than 50 miles.
A trip was defined as a movement that includes a stay of longer than 10 minutes at a location away from home. Multiple stays of longer than 10 minutes before returning home were counted as multiple trips. The trips included driving, rail, transit, and air.
Source: Estimated for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics by the Maryland Transportation Institute and Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory at the University of Maryland. The travel statistics are produced from an anonymized national panel of mobile device data from multiple sources.
98% are ideal for old short range EVs, 2% are doable for all EVs.
100% of cars should and could be 10kwh+ battery PHEV within a few years and cut oil dependence at least 50%.
Posted by: GdB | 22 March 2022 at 11:55 AM
Facts are one thing psychology is another
Posted by: SJC | 22 March 2022 at 09:39 PM
Oh, you can do a LOT better than 50% without hardly trying. I speak from almost 9 year's experience.
I have just completed 2 road trips which added more than 20% to my car's lifetime fuel consumption. I am still averaging over 109 MPG since new. If I can do it, everyone can do it.
Posted by: Engineer-Poet | 24 March 2022 at 01:03 AM