Source: Haaren, R. Van (2012) Assessment of Electric Cars ’ Range Requirements and Usage Patterns based on Driving Behavior recorded in the National Household Travel Survey of 2009. 1, 56.
The large majority of automobile trips are performed over short distances. For instance, about 80% of all car trips in the United States are done over distances of less than 20 km, which is the commuting range. At 100km, 96% of car trips are accounted for, leaving only a small portion of trips for interurban travel. Although the data relates to the United States, such a trip distribution characterizes car trips across the world.