Studies done in 1996 by the University of California indicate that households place a high value on avoiding retail fuelling stations. Prior studies have documented a dislike of gasoline stations. This suggests that home recharging is the highest valued attribute of the Electric Vehicle.
What are the benefits of Home Recharging?
• No more waiting in line at the gas station
What are the benefits of Home Recharging?
• No more waiting in line at the gas station
• No need to visit battery exchange stations
• No more snack temptation at the gas station
• No more smelly gas hands
• No more checking the oil
• More time for you
Driving Range: Any disutility of reduced driving range in one household vehicle is small for most mutli-car households. Any household that can adapt to any reduced range adapts to a range of 240 km or less.
Emissions: Research should focus less on new batteries that provide a longer range (i.e. higher specific energy and energy density), and more on improved battery cycle life, energy management and manufacturing costs.
• No more snack temptation at the gas station
• No more smelly gas hands
• No more checking the oil
• More time for you
Driving Range: Any disutility of reduced driving range in one household vehicle is small for most mutli-car households. Any household that can adapt to any reduced range adapts to a range of 240 km or less.
Emissions: Research should focus less on new batteries that provide a longer range (i.e. higher specific energy and energy density), and more on improved battery cycle life, energy management and manufacturing costs.
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well, I agree that home recharging is desirable. BUT, that depends on owning your home. There's quite a lot of people who don't own their house, and otherwise cannot charge at home. Are you going to leave them in the cold?
ReplyDeleteI'm a month and a half into living that combination - owning an EV, but no charging at home. I'm convinced that public fast charging is required.
http://www.longtailpipe.com/2014/08/both-road-tripping-and-apartment.html