# Road trips w/ electric vehicles

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trips-w-electric-vehicles/932148
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 3, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trips-w-electric-vehicles/932148 "2021-02-03T17:03:47Z")
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#### Post date: [February 6, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trips-w-electric-vehicles/932148/108 "2021-02-06T00:22:21Z")

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@TroutMan @Dinsdale @jjakucyk @echoreply @PastTense @YamatoTwinkie (easier than multiquoting; my apologies if I missed anyone)

Re: the availability of home charging:

> We estimate that less than half of US vehicles have reliable access to a  
> dedicated off-street parking space at an owned residence where charging infrastructure  
> could be installed. Specifically, while approximately 79% households have off-street parking for at least some of their vehicles, only an estimated 56% of vehicles have a dedicated  
> off-street parking space – and only 47% at an owned residence. Approximately 22% vehicles  
> currently have access to a dedicated home parking space within reach of an outlet sufficient to recharge a small plug-in vehicle battery pack overnight

(Somewhat dated) [link](http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2013.10.001)

This obviously doesn’t address new charging capital at commercial establishments for day-charging. Although one advantage of night-charging is in using off-peak electricity to reduce the need for new generating capacity.

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