"Range anxiety" is a term used to describe the fear or worry that an electric vehicle driver may have when they are concerned about running out of battery power before reaching their destination.
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I love the fact that I hardly ever need to put gas in the car and I also love the fact that I do not have
range anxiety like on other plug in cars.
Never mind electric -
vehicle range anxiety, how will power utilities and home systems handle the growing load of a burgeoning fleet of electric cars?
In fact, with a 620 - mile range on a 14 - gallon fill - up, the C - MAX provides the opposite
of range anxiety.
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Right now, Tesla wants the base Model 3 to hit at least 200 miles on a charge, not much, but according to some rumors, Tesla also might offer an optional 80 - kWh battery that will feature a range of near 300 miles, thus ending
range anxiety for those that opt for the larger battery.
Public charging is generally seen as an important pillar in
alleviating range anxiety and hence plays some role in spurring EV adoption.
While the relatively short range of the Dethleffs e.home solar motorhome concept might trigger a bit of
range anxiety in some, it might actually make sense for slow travel.
The company is building out a network of DC fast chargers to link transportation corridors and
reduce range anxiety among EV drivers.
The microturbine range extender is efficient and
eases range anxiety while the exterior look is sporty and well with modern expectations.
Tesla, meanwhile, makes it possible to go 100 percent electric
without range anxiety, its optional 85 kilowatt - hour battery pack delivering almost 300 miles per charge.
But the truth is that any FCV carries with it the same kind of
range anxiety as does any EV.
If you don't suffer
from range anxiety, Tesla's Model S provides similar performance and interior...
Although the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric's EPA range of 124 miles falls far short of the 200 - plus - mile benchmark set by those competitors, I never felt
range anxiety while driving it.
PEVs also
cause range anxiety, even though most American commuters drive well within their limit.
American electric - car company Tesla hopes to
tackle range anxiety and long charging times with its new network of Supercharger stations.
Though Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims that most Tesla Model S drivers don't suffer from
much range anxiety, a new software update 6.2 for the Model S aims to eliminate the possibility of running out of juice.
Here, Llewellyn demonstrates that electric cars exist that can go significantly further than the average human bladder —
meaning range anxiety ought to soon be a thing of the past, especially as Tesla's supercharger and destination charger expansion kicks into gear, and as charging availability becomes the norm elsewhere too.
And we need cheaper cars — that will come with volume and volume will come in the main due to two kinds of factors, the negative kind (like we saw last week and rising fuel costs) and the positive kind (the easing of
range anxiety through more widely available charging and good car range).
Charging buses at bus stops, for example, may help extend their range, and the idea of a road that constantly topped up your car as you drive would certainly eliminate
range anxiety on road trips.
To
combat range anxiety, the plane is outfitted with a backup battery for landing purposes and a parachute that can be deployed as high as 2,000 feet.
Chrysler execs found that if they added the words «Plug - In» that people in focus groups immediately
got range anxiety, so it's officially called the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid even though it's a plug - in hybrid.
A new study from MIT claims that
range anxiety fears are overblown — but while that may be true, it doesn't mean there aren't significant issues between EVs and widespread adoption.
Suffering no apparent loss of performance (or
terminal range anxiety), we rolled home to a charging station having logged a total of 81 miles: 60 on the highway averaging 65 mph plus another 21 miles at 25 mph.
The battery now boasts a 40 - kWh capacity instead of 30 kWh, while the second-most important figure of all for an EV — range — jumps from 107 miles to 150, which is enough to go from Los Angeles to San Diego without triggering
crippling range anxiety.
Schuster says that introducing hybrid versions of the biggest SUVs — the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator — is a sensible decision as the automaker looks to address the need for ever - greater fuel efficiency without giving
customers range anxiety.
It has all the bells and whistles, including gullwing doors, a 2 +2 layout, electric power, and there's even a microturbine generator to keep emissions output low and
range anxiety at bay.
Electric range is generous at 480 km according to the new and drastic WLTP cycle, a very good figure which eliminates
range anxiety usually associated with current electric cars.
And with an electric range of 208 - 265 miles and Tesla's rapidly expanding supercharger network, I'm not so
sure range anxiety is a valid reason to want the ELR instead.
Why the Bolt matters: There is
indeed range anxiety with a first - gen EV with a sub-100-mile range.
Trust me when I say, the i3
nullifies range anxiety through its advanced trip computer that factors a plethora of variables into determining available range — even the ambient temperature is factored into the number - crunching.
Once the battery runs down, the vehicle is powered by its gasoline - electric hybrid powerplant — with a range surpassing 500 miles — eliminating any concerns of
range anxiety typically associated with battery - only electrics.
Considering the poor charging infrastructure and the
resultant range anxiety in a market like ours, the BMW i3s with Range Extender would make better sense.
I do have the range extender, but I have never actually used it as I have good charging options between work and home but it does
take range anxiety out of the equation.