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"It turns out that bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to battery
size and dealing with range anxiety for the owners of electric vehicles.
Range anxiety remains one of the biggest barriers to the uptake of electric
vehicles, with a study published at the end of 2023 by Australia’s Evie
Networks and a study by BMW Group published earlier in the year which both
found that range anxiety, along with price, were two of the leading concerns.
The International Council for Clean Transportation says the median driving
range of EV passenger cars in Europe is 419km, a 10% increase over the previous
two years. But it notes that nearly 60% of Europeans say they would require a
minimum driving range of 500km before they would consider for purchasing a
battery powered EV.
But the ICCT is challenging the notion that bigger batteries are the best
solution to range anxiety. They may add more range to the vehicle, but bigger
batteries actually increase energy consumption, result in higher costs for
purchase and operating expenses, and more greenhouse emissions."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
