General Motors recently announced a wide variety of new electric vehicles at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), including highlights like the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV, the Chevy Equinox EV, and Chevy Blazer EV, as well as new concepts like the Cadillac InnerSpace luxury AV. Now, according to a recent study, U.S. consumers expect battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to offer a driving range over the 500-mile mark.
According to the recent Deloitte 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study, consumers in the U.S. expect fully electric vehicles to offer as much as 518 miles on a full charge before they will consider a purchase. Meanwhile, in South Korea, consumers expect a driving range of 397 miles, while German consumers expect a driving range of 383 miles, Southeast Asia consumers expect a driving range of 305 miles, Indian consumers expect a driving range of 277 miles, Japanese consumers expect a driving range of 260 miles, and Chinese consumers expect a driving range of 258 miles.
The Deloitte 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study is based on data collected from more than 26,000 consumers in 25 countries. The data was collected between September and October of 2021. The sample size for driving range expectations includes 735 consumers in China, 1,129 consumers in Germany, 861 consumers in India, 630 consumers in Japan, 709 consumers in South Korea, 5,004 consumers in Southeast Asia, and 927 consumers in the U.S.
As General Motors progresses towards a transition to all-electric powertrains, the automaker is making significant strides towards increasing EV driving range. For example, when the Chevy Bolt EV was first released for the 2017 model year, it offered an estimated driving range of 238 miles per charge. By comparison, the 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 features an estimated driving range of 329 miles, while the upcoming Cadillac Lyriq Debut Edition features an estimated driving range over 300 miles. Even more impressive is the recently unveiled 2024 Chevy Silverado EV, which features an estimated driving range of 400 miles.
Meanwhile, General Motors is currently developing its second-generation Ultium batteries, which are expected to deliver between 500 and 600 miles of range.
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Well they are not far off. The truck is listed as at least 400 and a 10 min charge will get you 100 more.
This just the start and I expect it will be a one up with range as we go.
Even if not with batteries I have already seen a two speed transmission that is being tested. It can switch from performance to more range.
I’d gladly give up range for a bigger screen!
Interesting, but offerings no where near ready for the 1200 mi trip from NY to Florida; even with 3 recharges. Imagine the recent snow and closing of I-95S. Was on that very stretch a week earlier, Saw very, very few charging stations. Any time spent re-charging that takes longer than 20 minutes and not spent motoring along at 75-80 MPH is a serious drawback.
Why drive from NY to FL? Take a plane!
Flying, especially now, sucks really bad. I actually enjoy traveling by car, and I don’t have to worry about what I’m taking with me or renting a car (also sucks really bad now) when I get there.
Recently completed a 1400 mile trip in my Tesla with about 5 stops at Superchargers. Probably spent an hour longer charging than I would have with gas stops. Saved over $100 compared to gas. That extra hour was worth it.
1. Do these same people expect that same 500+ mile range with an ICE car/truck/van? If not, why? With the average gas vehicle, you would need around a 18 gal fuel tank with an average MPG of 27.5 to be at 500. Most tanks are around 12-16 gal.
2. How funny that it’s just the USA that “expects” that higher range whereas the other countries seem to have quite reasonable range expectations. Maybe we American’s expect more range to haul our over-weight behinds around. haha.
To be fair, those other countries (with the exception of China) are much smaller, and yet South Korea still expects 400 miles on a single charge. It might be good to ask consumers how many days worth of energy they expect to have before they are required to charge. That might reveal a more stable number.
Many cars today have a 500-mile range on a full tank. One of the reasons American’s want more range is because the distances are much greater here than in Europe. My brother has a car that can go 600 mile on a tank and he will not buy an EV unless it has a 600-mile range because that is the distance, he travels in one day while on vacation. Then he would charge up overnight, so there is no time wasted during the day. I tried to tell him that he can charge up during lunch because most charging stations have restaurants nearby, so he could get by with a 300-mile range EV, but I was unable to convince him because that is not his “style” of driving on vacations. I told him that he would have to wait a long time before they come out with a 600 mile range affordable EV. Could the other reason be that Americans are simply spoiled and don’t want to sacrifice ANYTHING to save the world from destruction?
So many people have not fully thought out BEVs. WE allow ourselves to be led around like cows. A few facts not many think about: 1) Electric cars will not be free to charge in the future, and at home you can expect a $180 average increase per month on your electric bill per electric vehicle. 2) Electricity produced for our homes is not clean energy. Our electric power grids can not handle a huge increase in home electric car charging use, CA and TX currently have had power grid issues and have rolling blackouts at times. And what happens when power use at home goes way up? Rates will increase big time, more costs for us. 3) Batteries last 100-150K miles and they average 10-15 thousand dollars to replace. Are we going to spend that kinda money on a 100-150 K mile used car? And who is gonna buy that used car that will need a $10-15K repair to operate. So, these cars will have NO resale value at 100K miles, unlike other cars that car go 200K +. 4) What are we gonna do with all those old batteries? 5) Batteries are made with ” rare earth minerals” How long are these resources gonna last if everyone owns an electric car. 5) What about naturals disasters when you have no power? Snow storms, hurricanes, tornados can rob you of your home electricity for days, weeks +….so now you also have no transportation. Things to think about…..
Shhh Tony. Common sense is not acceptable in this day and age.
Tony and Tigger:
Ok, lets think about a few things you’ve said….
1). $180 increase per month on the electric bill for the average driver switching from to BEV.
I pay 12 cents/kwh for every ADDITIONAL kilowatt-hour that I purchase. If I use an extra 500 kwh per month then my bill goes up exactly $60.
Let’s exclude the coldest days of winter driving for the moment since desired amount of heat in the cabin by the drivers and passenger can vary all over the place in the coldest wintertime. But in around 9-10 month out of the year I can drive 4-5 miles in a compact car (spring, summer and fall) so in those 3 seasons $60 worth of electricity will allow 2000-2500 miles per month of totally electric driving. That is 67 to 83 miles per day every day. Suffice it to say that an ‘AVERAGE’ driver (at 30 miles per day) would end up with LESS than a $30 per month increase…
My electricity expense is about ‘average’ (12 cents/ kwh) for the vast majority of the country excepting many of the Blue States… Red States generally have this price or even cheaper electricity.
Now if we are honest, we will SUBTRACT the amount of fuel we do not have to purchase at the corner service station… Assuming the compact car gets an IMPRESSIVE 40 miles per gallon, then even 2000 miles per month would equate to 50 US gallons of gasoline no longer needed to be purchased.
So my fuel expense for this car driven 67 miles per day every day would drop to $60 per month versus $175 per month – or a SAVINGS of $115 per month every month. $1380 per year – $13,800 per decade…
2).. “Electricity from the home is not clean.”…
I disagree, but then I take the historical view of Carbon Dioxide – that of being A BUILDING BLOCK OF LIFE. Incidentally, Arctic Ice Thickness has hit a recent thickness record, and there are 4 times as many Polar Bears as there were 50 years ago.. Forget Al Gore’s Polar Bear falling of a floating ice block – Polar Bears can swim 50 miles at a stretch in freezing cold water. I can’t swim 50 miles – neither can most people…. So don’t feel too sorry for the Bears.
Al Gore doesn’t really believe it either since if he did he wouldn’t build his MANSIONS 50 feet from the ocean.
Sorry. When I am spending $50k+ for a vehicle, I don’t plan on sacrificing ANYTHING.
My 2014 GMC Acadia FWD can go essentially 500 miles at highway speeds even loaded with the whole family. Then one 10 minute fill-up and I can go another ~500 miles. Do I generally use all that range with the family in the vehicle? No. However, 300-350 miles with a quick fill-up gets me that range back in 5-10 minutes.
I’ve driven plenty of times from SE Michigan to Atlanta in a day, which is about 725 miles from where I live. I usually only need to fill-up once, even with mountainous driving. Maybe twice if road conditions and traffic are bad.
Even with a 400 mile EV (theoretical, perfect performance range), that Atlanta trip turns into a nightmare. Probably 325 miles on the first leg, an hour or longer wait to go maybe another 200 miles, and finally, another hour or longer wait to go the final 200 miles, plus having to locate a charge station at or near the hotel. That’s at least two extra hours added to the trip with screaming toddlers and a tired family, turning an 8 AM to 8 PM drive into possibly arriving by midnight.
Higher base range is absolutely needed to make the long distances in America feasible.
Not to mention potentially waiting for hours to get a turn at the charging station, and potential brownouts/limits on electricity during summer months’ peak demand.
No one with common sense will drive 400 or even 300 miles non-stop. And very few economical gasoline cars can run 300 miles with one tank of fuel. I feel extremely sorry for all those idiots who will not buy an electric car without 300 miles of range or more. Actual EV owners don’t drive as far, and recharge at their homes overnight. In my case 300 miles is more than what I drive in a month!
When I was obsessed with doing car research 2 years ago to learn the market, I did calculations on gas range. What I found is generally gasoline cars had 400-500 miles of range. Please pardon my randomness, but here is the general mileage of vehicles calculated by MPG x fuel tank capacity. Low range is city MPG. High range is highway MPG.
Honda Insight: 519-583 miles
Toyota Camry: 448-624 miles
Nissan Altima: 437-599 miles
Mazda Mazda3: 356-475 miles
Mazda Mazda6: 426-574 miles
Honda Accord: 444-562 miles
GMC Terrain SLT: 390-436.8 miles
GMC Terrain Denali: 327.6-405.6 miles (I think this had the 2.0l)
Hyundai Sonata: 429.3-588.3 miles
Subaru Crosstrek: 448.2-564.4 miles
On a trip, I need to stop no longer than 4 hours (possibly 3) for a restroom. Also safety considerations! So the key for me is range AND the availability of charging stations and the speed at which the recharging occurs(coinciding with a meal?).
Ramirez, you need to get out more and it’s hysterical how many thumbs down you get… all well deserved I might add.
Raymond,
When I was a teenager, my father and I would frequently drive from just north of Atlanta to his brother’s house in Tampa, Florida. The drive was about 450 miles and we could do it in about six hours. Our car back then was a 1987 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency Brougham. It had the ubiquitous 3.8 L V6 and could easily cruise the entire distance on a single tank. It was a very comfortable and roomy car but would get a bit over 30 MPG on those trips, which was mileage my father was quite pleased with. He could drive from Atlanta to Tampa on 16 gallons and in the late ‘80s that cost less him than twenty dollars.
Every time, the fuel situation was entirely predictable; just as we’d be reaching my uncle’s house, we’d hear those three slow “dong, dong, dong” chimes and the low fuel light would illuminate telling us we were down to two gallons.
My Dad has always been all about “making good time”. We’d leave at 6:00 AM, make no stops and arrive at noon in time for lunch at a favorite waterfront restaurant on the Gulf of Mexico. Those were very pleasant and effortless trips and, of course, I enjoyed the time spent with just me and my Dad.
Plenty of cars can still do that today and, as it relates to your other comment about flying, I’d much prefer a road trip like those I experienced so many summers ago over the experience of modern air travel with surly people, masks, delays and infinite lines. I do still love to fly but it ain’t what it used to be. A good car, good music, good roads, and good company are hard to beat for those not-too-far away journeys.
I’ve never owned a gasoline car that couldn’t go 300 miles on a tank. The closest to that low mark was my Fiero that I bought when I was 18, and it could just barely go that far with its tiny tank between the seats.
Raymond:
Excuse me, but why do you HAVE TO PROJECT what works for you onto someone else?
Some people say they need 600 miles of all electric range before they’ll purchase a Battery Electric Vehicle.. I take them at their word – so for now – their needs are satisfied with a gas powered Hybrid, sometimes gas powered plug-in hybrid, or totally gas or oil powered (Diesel) ICE.
I would not want such a person to prematurely purchase a BEV is such purchase will make the person unhappy, or to have mixed feelings about the vehicle. I say this as one who only drives 3 Plug-ins.
You’re right, actual EV owners don’t drive far, because for those of us that do, owning an EV isn’t practical at this time. I drive around 320 miles non-stop with the exception of a 5-10 minute rest stop, and sometimes farther. When I was a kid, we’d drive 10-12 hours to the beach for vacation. My dad was one of those “gotta make good time” guys that didn’t even want to stop to let us pee. Usually three 5-10 minute stops including one at a gas station for fuel and one at a McDonalds for food to be eaten in the car. No way we would have done a leisurely meal while the car recharged. Right now, my ICE vehicles meet my needs, so if I’m going to buy an EV without being forced to, it better not have any compromises.
Probably 99 percent of car owners drive more than 300 miles in a given month.
Something that a lot of people will find out about EVs, and interestingly you don’t hear much about, is that an EV that can go 300 miles, can’t actually go 300 miles on the highway.
An EV does better in the city, so that range you’re seeing is the average of the city (which is better) and the highway (which might suck by comparison). This is pretty much backwards from the range on your gasoline car, which is of course better on the highway.
Now, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but certainly something you need to think about if you plan on driving to another city 250 miles away, for example.
So EV range is complicated. 1st you need long range to account for no charging stations where you need them. 2nd you shouldn’t run under 20% charge so 500 mi range is really 400 fully charged. Unless of course it is 10 degrees like in winter. Then it is more like 200 to 250. Also if you want to recharge on the way it can take 30 minutes to an hour to charge to 80%. So on this leg of trip to leave 20% you only have 60% of capacity to work with or 300 miles in ideal weather. 150 miles if it is cold or your drive fast. Most range studies are done at most at 60mph not 75. Unless you live in very dense areas you need a lot of range.
Out here in the Texas Panhandle it 350 miles to get to a major city like Dallas or Oklahoma City. To make that range in cold weather at 75mph I would need an advertised range of 875 miles. 875 * 80% /2 to account for reserve power and loss to cold and speed.
I don’t disagree with many examples given here. But the question remains, how many times per year does the average person drive those distances? I drive about 15K per year, but the vast majority (95%) is less than 100 miles per day. Occasionally I have to drive from Houston to San Marcos or Georgetown or Dallas. An Electrify America stop 1/2 way would give me time to stretch, visit the facilities and continue on with no anxiety. I would just need the ability to charge at the destination. Once the infrastructure to more built out, range expectation will decrease.
Well it’s kind of like people who buy 4×4s. Most don’t use the off road capabilities but is nice to know it is there if needed.
Right, this is pretty much how I look at it. Our highway speed limit is 75mph, and traffic is flowing about 70mph at least even in the right lane with the semis. Those trucks will even pass people that aren’t going 75 quite often.
But this is also a winter wonderland, so your “400 mile range” truck is going to have to stop every two hours of highway driving, probably minimum, unladen.
EVs seem like a great idea for commuting to work or around town, but I just don’t see how they could work as a large pickup truck hauling or towing anything at highway speeds.
I agree with a lot of the counter point to my initial post. On average a BEV will work day to day. However, life is not average. I do make long trips several times per year and the infrastructure between me and major cities is abysmal. If one of the few slow charge places is down then I’m stuck and have to find a hotel and charge on 120v all night.
Also, 9 months of good weather is great. Your BEV with 300 mile range works pretty well then. But unless you live in southern California or Florida you do have winter. So again you can’t live by averages.
I do believe electric is the future. We do have stop the carbon. But we are not ready for prime time and we are running out of time.
“We have to stop the Carbon”..
This is a big misnomer…. Carbon Dioxide is mostly Oxygen, which is what it should be called after Plants use it for food, and release the Oxygen…
It is more wrong to call CO2 ‘Carbon’ (since it is colorless, and odorless), than it is to call water (H2 O) Hydrogen.
An Indiana Insurance Company last week (I think their name is America One) – stated there are 40% excess deaths amongst working age (18-64) employees for calandar year 2020…
That is 3 standard deviations above normal…. All things being equal, something that would accidentally happen every 2,500 years or so.
I’d think about THAT more than any ‘excess carbon’.
I’m not buying EV and neither is my wife. I’ve been buying up older Hondas, Toyota, and a few older trucks for the future. Even if I get 2-3 years out of each vehicle I will be in my 70s and 80s and by that time I won’t care what I’m driving. I also have 4 vehicles that run on CNG stored away. Yes I have disposable income but oh well I don’t care
Can someone tell me the name of the company manufacturing all the guns put to the heads of people forcing them to buy EVs?
Sure would like to buy some of their stock based on all the whining on this site.
That company’s name? The United States Federal Government.
They’ll happily sell you guns as well, but you might want to move to a foreign country first for the best deals.
I feel like 350 to 400 Miles of range is more than enough as long as the BEV has a really good Heat Pump and most importantly they get DC Fast Charging to 10 minutes or less.