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Title: Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010 – 2019

Abstract

This report examines properties of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) sold in the United States from 2010 to 2019, exploring vehicle sales, miles driven, electricity consumption, petroleum reduction, vehicle manufacturing, and battery production, among other factors. Over 1.4 million PEVs have been sold, driving over 37 billion miles on electricity since 2010, thereby reducing national gasoline consumption by 0.34% in 2019 and 1.4 billion gallons cumulatively through 2019. In 2019, PEVs used 4.1 terawatt-hours of electricity to drive 12.7 billion miles, offsetting 470 million gallons of gasoline. Since 2010, 69% all PEVs have been assembled in the United States, and over 60 gigawatt-hours of lithium-ion batteries have been installed in vehicles to date.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Energy System Division
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office
OSTI Identifier:
1642114
Report Number(s):
ANL/ESD-20/4
158307
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION

Citation Formats

Gohlke, David, and Zhou, Yan. Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010 – 2019. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.2172/1642114.
Gohlke, David, & Zhou, Yan. Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010 – 2019. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1642114
Gohlke, David, and Zhou, Yan. 2020. "Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010 – 2019". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1642114. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1642114.
@article{osti_1642114,
title = {Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010 – 2019},
author = {Gohlke, David and Zhou, Yan},
abstractNote = {This report examines properties of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) sold in the United States from 2010 to 2019, exploring vehicle sales, miles driven, electricity consumption, petroleum reduction, vehicle manufacturing, and battery production, among other factors. Over 1.4 million PEVs have been sold, driving over 37 billion miles on electricity since 2010, thereby reducing national gasoline consumption by 0.34% in 2019 and 1.4 billion gallons cumulatively through 2019. In 2019, PEVs used 4.1 terawatt-hours of electricity to drive 12.7 billion miles, offsetting 470 million gallons of gasoline. Since 2010, 69% all PEVs have been assembled in the United States, and over 60 gigawatt-hours of lithium-ion batteries have been installed in vehicles to date.},
doi = {10.2172/1642114},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1642114}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {6}
}