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Re:Photocatalyst splits water into H and O2 at quantum effic... by vmception on Saturday December 26, 2020 @12:36PM (#25544903)
> What you would really want to do is compare the operational requirements for EVs and the general usage of motor vehicles to see what proportion of the general usage of motor vehicles can be replaced by EVs and their operational requirements.

Okay, has this been done by anyone? Something that shows current limitations of the infrastructure and projected mitigation of those?

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Re:Photocatalyst splits water into H and O2 at quantum effic... by toomuchtodo on Saturday December 26, 2020 @12:50PM (#25545030)
A quick Google search doesn’t find anything official from NREL or similar DoE labs, but I’m mobile so my search is quick and not comprehensive.

The average American round trip commute is under 40 miles. Longer commutes can be accommodated with financial incentives and legal requirements for employers to provider EV chargers on prem (with pass through billing for the power, or providing it for free). Anything beyond that (high daily mileage outliers) are served by long range EVs and Fast DC charge networks.

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