Comments on: Study Questions Importance of Range Anxiety to EV Drivers

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:27:18 +0000

I said all along that such anxiety has been proven to be a myth by Tesla. Just remember that today we have iPhones and instruments in the car which will tell you where is your next “plug”. (Oh, not so fast guys).

Right you forget to charge at night… remember that companies out there are assembling machines to allow battery pack swaps. So it seems that could be an alternative to you? If you forget to power, run to the quickest station or call a 1800 number and have the emergency AAA truck come to your rescue. You will not forget it next time, right? It is not too bad, folks. Better than keep filling gas at those gas stations and sending money to Venezuela and Middle East.

No need for Volt or other extended range thing. Keep it all electric and we will be better off.

By: Study Says Range Anxiety Not an Issue With EV Drivers – EVMeme.com

Study Says Range Anxiety Not an Issue With EV Drivers – EVMeme.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:22:45 +0000

[...] his Mini E (which routinely gets only 60 miles per charge, apparently). I read the article at GM-Volt. He points out that the study appears to have been pretty selective of its participants, all [...]

By: Dr. Ibringdoh

Dr. Ibringdoh — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:01:13 +0000

“The participants chosen for the UC study appear to be a very selected group who are likely to overlook any inconvenience in exchange for the cause of driving petroleum-free at all times.

“To reach a mass audience appeal, however, range anxiety must be controlled. The Volt is the perfect solution.”

So if the results of the study don’t support our presupposition, we conclude that the study to be flawed, and our presupposition to be factual.

Fascinating!

By: West Coast Driver

West Coast Driver — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:38:45 +0000

Range Anxiety beaten to death with small honda generator. Period!

GO EV!!!

By: Bob G

Bob G — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:16:19 +0000

Range anxiety to me is simply the fear of being stranded. This fear is rational; I *have* run out of fuel and been stranded before, and it’s not a pleasant experience.

I even feel range anxiety at times in my ICE vehicle (when I am low on fuel and there are no gas stations nearby). A BEV with existing technology would make the problem worse, since the range is generally less and there are no equivalent “gas stations” to recharge quickly on the road.

With a BEV that has an advertised range of 100 miles, I would initially only feel comfortable driving it 25 miles from my home:

100 miles of advertised range
- 25 miles of marketing best-case exaggeration
- 25 miles in reserve for the unexpected
- 25 miles for the trip home
——–
= 25 miles of range.

My comfort level may increase with time and experience, but this still doesn’t make for a very practical mode of transportation.

But with an EREV that has an advertised range of 40 miles, I’d feel just as comfortable on an all-day road trip as I would going to the local store. That’s because, even with such a short electric range, when the battery is depleted, I will not be stranded.