What are the top 5 concerns of new ev owners show references?
- Range anxiety: the concern that the electric vehicle (EV) will not be able to travel far enough on a single charge. References:
Staff : audio comments
- “Range anxiety and the electric vehicle: a review of the literature” by J.F. Castilla, E.L. Cebrián and J. Román, Energy Policy, vol. 66, pp. 479-489, 2014.
- “Electric vehicle range anxiety: A psychological review” by S. M. Spijkerman, J. B. Ettema and A. M. De Lange, Journal of Environmental Psychology, vol. 45, pp. 100-109, 2015.
- Charging infrastructure: the availability and accessibility of charging stations. References:
Staff: There has been enormous change in the amount of charging stations across the United States and the world our focus is specifically about North America in particular, since that’s where most of our users will experience the gaps. If you’re lucky you have a Tesla you have some pretty reliable infrastructure, if you don’t, you will suffer from two problems, one it’s not clear the economics of the charging station owner/ operator to keep the stations working. Second you will need to use a good app like plug share to know the status and feed back from users to see if the in-car application is telling you the station availability .
Staff : Check out the Gov Maps below
https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html#/find/nearest?fuel=ELEC
- “EV charging infrastructure: Current status, challenges and future prospects” by S. S. Verma, A. K. Srivastava, and A. K. Srivastava, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 69, pp. 85-96, 2017.
- “The impact of charging infrastructure on electric vehicle diffusion” by M. A. Delgado, J. J. Neaime, and M. Castells, Energy Policy, vol. 114, pp. 477-489, 2018.
- Battery degradation: the concern that the battery’s performance will degrade over time. References:
Staff : Battery degradation is an unsure subject, but ever since the first bad of battery releases for the Nissan leaf, which got corrected, however, long-term viability will determine whether this is a problem, particularly when people are out of warranty
- “A review of lithium-ion battery degradation mechanisms and methods to analyse them” by M. Winter, J. Janek, R. Schlatmann and A. Jossen, Journal of Power Sources, vol. 195, pp. 730-750, 2010.
- “Battery degradation and its impact on electric vehicle range: a review” by E. A. Kanniche and J. P. van der Meijden, Journal of Power Sources, vol. 401, pp. 370-382, 2018.
- Cost: the initial cost of buying an EV, as well as the cost of maintaining and charging it. References:
Staff: This is a huge problem, but not just for electric cars. All new cars are trending up into the 40k plus range. EV tax credits will help the EV cars, however the affordability of new cars for the average person is really going downhill fast.
- “The economics of electric vehicles: a review” by J. L. Kempton and G. Letendre, Journal of Economic Surveys, vol. 25, pp. 708-741, 2011.
- “Life cycle cost analysis of electric vehicles: A review” by M. G. Rizzoni and M. F. Gao, Journal of Power Sources, vol. 195, pp. 730-750, 2010.
- Limited model availability: the availability of different EV models, and the lack of options in certain areas. References:
Staff: We don’t see this problem lasting longer is over 40 new models for 2023 coming online. The question is how the low into the cost brackets will they be able to achieve and will people be willing to accept a lower range Chevy bolt seems to be the winner on the low end.
- “Electric vehicle market penetration: An analysis of consumer choice” by J. J. Neaime, Energy Policy, vol. 69, pp. 67-76, 2014.
- “The role of consumer choice in shaping the electric vehicle market” by M. A. Delgado, J. J. Neaime, and M. Castells, Energy Policy, vol. 114, pp. 477-489, 2018
