73% Say 75 Miles Covers Their Day. What Home Charging Does That Actually Take?
By EV Bandit | Updated October 11, 2026
A survey commissioned by BMW Group says 73% of U.S. adults can cover their daily driving in 75 miles or less, yet 42% want at least 300 miles of range before they would buy an EV. Big Village polled 1,005 adults on September 11 to 13, and BMW published the results on October 8. Electrek and The EV Report both carried it. It is a manufacturer-sponsored poll, so read it as a snapshot of opinion, not a driving study.
If your day is 75 miles, your home charger only has to put back 75 miles.
That is a smaller job than most owners assume. Here is what each home setup can replace overnight, using the figures on the product listings we sell. They are seller numbers, and your car's efficiency, the weather and your battery temperature will move them.
| Setup | Listing claim | Time to replace 75 miles |
|---|---|---|
| 120V outlet, 12A Level 1 | Up to 1.44 kW, about 30 to 40 miles overnight | Roughly two to two and a half nights |
| 240V plug-in, 40A Level 2 | 9.6 kW, about 38 miles per hour | About two hours |
The arithmetic is simple: 75 divided by 38 is just under two hours, and 75 divided by 30 to 40 is about two to two and a half nights. A 25-mile commuter is comfortable on a wall outlet. A 75-mile commuter is not.
1. The wall-outlet option: Lectron Level 1
The Lectron plugs into a standard NEMA 5-15 outlet and adds app scheduling. It is not cheap for what is a slow charger, and if you already have a Level 1 cable the app is the only upgrade. We are saying so plainly. It earns its place for people who truly drive 25 to 35 miles a day, rent, and cannot install anything.
See the Lectron Level 1 charger
2. The 75-mile answer: EVIQO 40A Level 2
This is the one that fits the survey's 75-mile day with room to spare. It needs an existing 40A or 50A NEMA 14-50 outlet. If you do not have one, an electrician has to install it, and that cost is outside what we sell. Our earlier piece on skipping the Wall Connector covers that trade-off.
3. If the outlet is far from the car: a 40A charger with a long cord
The listing claims up to 9.6 kW and 30 to 40-plus miles per hour depending on the car. Match the plug to your outlet before you order: a 6-50P does not fit a 14-50 receptacle. These units are tracked and some variants are sold on a backorder basis, so check the variant you pick at checkout.
4. Keep the cable off the garage floor
A nightly-plug-in habit is easier when the cable has a home. This is a different job from the chargers above, and it does not change charging speed.
What this means for owners
Count your real daily miles before you buy hardware. At 25 to 40 miles a day, a wall outlet works. At 50 to 75, a 240V plug-in charger turns charging into a two-hour job instead of a two-night one. The survey also found 57% say home backup power would make them likelier to consider an EV; we covered that side in our Powershare piece.
Sources
- BMW Group in the U.S. press release, Oct. 8, 2026
- Electrek, Oct. 9, 2026
- The EV Report, Oct. 8, 2026
- Charger figures: the product listings linked above.
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