The Timeframe of Adaptation to Electric Vehicle Range

The electric vehicle: A new driving experience involving specific skills and rules

“…Concerning the limited range of the EV, the findings of our study are consistent with those of other longitudinal studies Pichelmann et al, 2013;Rolim et al, 2012;Woodjack et al, 2012), in showing that handling this limitation leads participants to maximize driving distances. In order to optimize range management, participants also defined from their experiences the best way to charge the MINI E to suit their lifestyle and their needs.…”

“…This is not immediate and requires a learning process, during which drivers understand how the EV range fits into their lifestyle, and adapt their trip planning accordingly. Generally, it seems that drivers modify their driving behaviours, such as speed and trip routes, adopt safe driving strategies to avoid critical range situations Pichelmann, Franke, & Krems, 2013;Rolim, Gonçalves, Farias, & Rodrigues, 2012;Woodjack, Garas, Lentz, Turrentine, Tal, & Nicholas, 2012) and develop a charging routine (Bunce, Harris, & Burgess, 2014). Finally, the strategic level is modified for some drivers by the emergence of more trips done with the EV (Rolim et al, 2012).…”

Range comfort zone of electric vehicle users – concept and assessment

“…This reinforces that comfortable range is the central variable that defines the actual available mobility resources which the BEV provides. Finally, comfortable range and range utilisation were found to increase over the first weeks of BEV usage [25,26,27] which is in line with the parallel finding that substantial adaptation to BEV range happens over the first weeks of BEV usage [28].…”

A systematic review of the evidence on plug-in electric vehicle user experience

“…But Franke et al (2012b) found that participants' comfortable range limit fell slightly after experiencing a car for three months. Pichelmann et al (2013) found that on average, users reached their maximum available estimated range without recharging after just under 100 days. Risk-taking was found in Mini E users, who enjoyed testing the range, describing it as exploratory and as providing a sense of adventure, using discourses of discovering territory (Turrentine et al, 2011, Woodjack et al, 2012.…”