range anxiety, definition of

Range Anxiety is the fear that an electric vehicle (EV) will run out of battery before reaching its destination or a compatible charging station. This fear is made worse when travelling large distances or when there is limited available charging infrastructure. This is made worse by the fact, that unlike other energy sources (like petrol or diesel), it's often not possible to recharge in place, the EV has to go to a specific charging station, rather than the charge being bought to it.

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• From the ashes of nearly a billion dollars, Ample resurrects Better Place’s battery swapping business model
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• Zero Motorcycles CTO Abe Askenazi on the future of two-wheeled EVs
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• Fleet of solar-powered charging stations prepares The Netherlands for impending EV revolution
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• 2017 Ford Fusion Energi can travel further than any other plug-in hybrid
  While the electric charging infrastructure continues to improve, many car buyers still have range anxiety when thinking about purchasing an electric car. That's why plug-in hybrids are still currently the best option for electric car buyers that aren't...
• Tesla drivers make a recordbreaking 452.8 mile road trip on a single charge
  Since the advent of electric cars, range anxiety has plagued drivers, limiting their road trips based on the number of miles one could conceivable travel on a single charger...
• The next-generation Nissan Leaf will be able to drive over 310 miles on a single charge
  Range anxiety continues to be one of the main reasons that electric cars have not taken off as fast as automakers would have liked. Nissan claims that this is one of the main reasons that sales of the Leaf electric car have dropped off this year and to
• Volkswagen is working on a 186-mile range electric car
  In the next few years electric cars are set to finally take a big jump forward with the arrival of several models that will have a driving range around 200 miles - much longer than today's models...
• Volkswagen close to building a 186-mile range electric car
  In the next few years electric cars are set to finally take a big jump forward with the arrival of several models that will have a driving range around 200 miles - much longer than today's models...
• Tesla reveals Model S update that will end range anxiety
  Tesla is updating its Model S software to make it “impossible” to stray too far from a charging station. Earlier this week, Elon Musk tweeted about ending electric car range anxiety and the company announced today just what it plans to do to make...

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