In this paper we have summarised our findings on user issues related to Range Anxiety in EVs. The paper highlighted that driver anxiety about his/her EV's ability to cover the distance required is a common concern and prevalent in inexperienced drivers. This is particularly relevant in the current climate where public charging infrastructure is limited. Lack of trust in currently available EV's range information is identified as a contributing factor towards range anxiety. Hence information on range along with driving guidelines to encourage best use of available vehicle energy during a drive can be an enabler for limiting Range Anxiety. Range Anxiety reduces once a user becomes familiar with an EV. There is considerable evidence that experienced EV users initiate driving strategies to reduce their anxiety such as planning their journeys to ensure that there is enough range to complete the journey. Despite the initial challenges in moving from petrol or diesel engine vehicles to EVs, users felt confident that they would find it easy to learn how to use an EV. This is evident from their driving style which is comparable with an internal combustion-engined vehicle. In our study data was collected from participants who had positive attitudes towards EV, it is however clear that EVs needs to integrate into driver's lives rather than drivers having to alter their lives in order to incorporate limitations of an EV. In this case drivers need to make sense of different types of information when they change from using petrol or diesel vehicles to electric ones. Therefore information that is based on understanding the needs of users can assist drivers to use EVs effectively, maximising usability and satisfaction. In this regard, the TMETC 'Range Estimator' application was designed to put in place effective countermeasures to minimise customer concern on 'Range Anxiety' related issues in future EV programme.


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    Titel :

    Designing the human machine interface to address range anxiety


    Beteiligte:
    Khan, Tawhid (Autor:in) / Williams, Mark (Autor:in) / Wellings, Tom (Autor:in) / Robertson, Duncan (Autor:in) / Binersley, Jackie (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2012


    Format / Umfang :

    11 Seiten, 10 Bilder, 3 Tabellen, 14 Quellen



    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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