We had the same tendencies when we had both available - we would typically use the EV for more outings but they were all short in length. Most every trip that was longer or required towing a trailer or high load was an ICE.toomanysidehustles wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:25 amThis is interesting, I think of our neighbors next door with a Model Y and a Subaru Ascent. Whenever they (all 4 of them) are in the car together they are in the Ascent.willthrill81 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 5:35 pmThat's very interesting. Thanks for the link. It also noted that "households with an EV are almost four times less likely to be a single-vehicle household."vineviz wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:37 amjust frank wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 8:15 am Totally sensible. I think for folks with large cargo space needs or heavy towing, ICE is gonna be the way to go for a long time. Less so 'vanity trucks' in my neighborhood used for single passenger commuting. LOL.
I understand why Ford is starting with the F-150 Lightning, but I think its a vanity truck, or maybe for a contractor with low mileage and no towing requirements, but it is not a 1:1 drop in replacement for the F-150. If Ford tried to sell me on the idea it was, I could imagine having buyers remorse and being ticked off.
I probably wouldn't find it surprising if I'd thought about it a little harder, but I was interested to discover that (as of the latest available data) 60% of U.S. households with an EV also had a non-electric SUV, truck, or minivan and that most households who had both an EV and an ICE vehicle put more miles on the ICE vehicle.
https://energyathaas.wordpress.com/2021 ... ouseholds/
It makes perfect sense that an ICE would be used over an EV for long trips, but it seems to me that such driving only represents the minority of the miles driven by most households. It appears that the authors were also perplexed by the finding that ICE vehicles are driven more miles than EVs in households with both.
At any rate, it seems very likely that with existing technology, most single-vehicle households will continue to prefer an ICE, and most households with an EV will also have an ICE. The technological limitations of EVs' range have certainly not been easy to resolve.
The mileage totals went to the ICE category.
The trip count totals went to the EV.
YMMV