Range fear

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Range fear is the fear of the driver (especially when driving an electric vehicle ) that the range of his vehicle may not be sufficient to end the current journey, i. H. To remain lying on the track because of an empty battery, far away from the charging infrastructure. The term is also a catchphrase in the public discussion about electric mobility , especially electric cars.

The background to this concern is the limited battery capacity and the associated short range of an electric vehicle compared to conventional vehicles, as well as the often long charging times, which can lead to considerable delays in the travel process even with the possibility of recharging. In addition, there is the problem that the charge status indicators do not work so reliably that you can draw reliable conclusions about the remaining range. The term was coined as range anxiety in the USA in the 1990s by the drivers of the GM EV1 , the first modern electric car of the modern age, at that time still equipped with lead-acid batteries .

In Norway, where electric cars are very common, the new term was in 2013 rekkeviddeangst the Language Council of Norway to second place of the list of "Words of the Year".

The further development of vehicles allows ever larger battery capacities in electric cars. An intermediate solution are extended range , so-called range extender , for example in the form of gasoline-powered generators. BMW offers a variant with an integrated range extender for its BMW i3 model . Plug-in hybrid vehicles approach the subject from the hybrid technology side.

Fear of range is a catchphrase in the debate about the market establishment of electric cars. The word is also part of the term RIP , the English abbreviation for rest in peace (German: rest in peace ). In the electric car debate, however, RIP is translated as range, infrastructure (= charging station offer) and price , the three criteria that are considered to be decisive for market success. A real achievable internal combustion engine vehicle-like range of at least 400 to 500 kilometers, and charging stations that can be reached and operated without any problems are seen as criteria in which the fear of range takes a back seat.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Dr Ulrich Eberle, Dr Rittmar von Helmolt: Sustainable transportation based on electric vehicle concepts: a brief overview . In: Energy & Environmental Science . tape 3 , no. 6 , June 2, 2010, ISSN  1754-5706 , doi : 10.1039 / C001674H ( rsc.org [accessed February 4, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Martin Gropp: An electric car against fear of range . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of November 8, 2016, p. 26.
  3. ↑ Ben Schott: Range Anxiety . In: The New York Times , January 15, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2010. 
  4. ↑ Saqib Rahim: Will Lithium-Air Battery Rescue Electric Car Drivers From 'Range Anxiety'? . In: The New York Times , May 7, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010. 
  5. ↑ Eric Loveday: "Range Anxiety" in 2nd Place on Norway's "Words of the Year" List . Inside EVs.
  6. ↑ Årets ord: sakte-tv (in Norwegian) via Quartz, Norway is starting to have more electric cars than it can handle .
  7. ↑ http://www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2015-10/dieselmotor-alternativen-autoindustrie/seite-3 accessed on February 4, 2017