Highway vehicle electric drive in the United States : 2009 status and issues.

Electric Vehicle Waves of History: Lessons Learned about Market Deployment of Electric Vehicles

“…256). This highlights the problem of electrics for intercity travel -such travel results in highest electricity consumption per km and lowest range, and a need to recharge frequently at a time when vehicle occupants place a high premium on average speed to destination (Santini, 2010). Gasoline vs. Electric Vehicle Supporting Infrastructure.…”

“…The mild success of the personal passenger car EV in the U.S. from about 1905 to 1920 accompanied the wave of gasoline vehicle motorization and regional growth in the Midwestern U.S. Recent investigation of household charging infrastructure cost suggests that installation of suitable charge circuits is far less expensive when designed into new houses than when houses are retrofitted (Santini, 2010). Thus, the growing Midwest would have had the opportunity to install charging infrastructure as it grew and its expanding major cities electrified.…”