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Lousy compared to a van with a full tank of petrol. On the other hand, https://www.quora.com/How-many-miles-per-day-does-a-FedEx-or...

>Originally Answered: how many miles per day does a FedEx or UPS driver drive on average? That answer varies from hub to hub, route to route. In my hub, there are several routes that average maybe 5 miles a day total, whereas the route I run averages 75-80 miles a day.

That is, well..., rather bad. I imagine if this trend prevails in the future, we will see your plumber asking you if he can charge his transporter and deducting their charging cost from your invoice.

Li-ion battery capacity has tripled in a decade[1]. If that continues at the same pace (big if of course) then by 2030 the same van could have 150-225 miles of range.

[1] https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/19/bloombergnef-lithium-io...