Culture
It Takes Drivers 3 Months to Warm Up to Electric Vehicles
A trial in Berlin found that people stopped worrying their battery would run out after about 12 weeks with an EV.
One of the biggest barriers to the spread of electric vehicles is the fear of having the battery run out on the road. The result of this "range anxiety," as it's often known, is that people want EVs capable of lasting much longer than necessary. In the United States, for instance, people drive about 40 miles a day on average but prefer EVs with a range closer to 300 miles.
That's a little like wanting a gas tank that never gets halfway to Empty.