{"id":2054,"date":"2015-12-31T09:52:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T01:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/?p=2054"},"modified":"2015-12-31T09:52:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T01:52:10","slug":"how-to-reduce-the-hassle-of-electric-car-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/how-to-reduce-the-hassle-of-electric-car-charging\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO REDUCE THE HASSLE OF ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:<\/strong> Bonges, H.A. and A.C. Lusk. 2015. Addressing electric vehicle (EV) sales and range anxiety through parking layout, policy and regulation. Transportation Research Part A<\/em> doi:10.1016\/j.tra.2015.09.011<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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An electric car owner\u2019s biggest fear is running out of juice \u2014 and not being able to find an available charging station. One of the main reasons that electric vehicles (EVs) haven\u2019t become more popular is that drivers worry they won\u2019t make it to their destination and back.<\/p>\n

In a new report, researchers have identified some of the hassles involved in EV charging<\/a>. People hog the charger parking spots, and drivers often aren\u2019t allowed to unplug another person\u2019s fully-charged car. To bring EVs into the mainstream, the authors say, charging stations need to be designed to encourage turnover, and people should be able to unplug without fear of rousing another driver\u2019s ire or breaking the law.<\/p>\n

The report authors visited charging stations at four locations in Vermont, where an unusually high percentage of drivers own EVs. The team also gathered information about the issue from academic studies, trade market articles, and online searches.<\/p>\n

A few problems emerged. Some businesses placed EV charging stations in the corner of the parking lot, where only one car could reach the cord. Others gave EVs the best spots in the lot, which encouraged unscrupulous drivers to grab those spots even when they didn\u2019t need a charge.<\/p>\n

Etiquette dictates that owners should unplug their cars once they\u2019re charged to free up the cord. But \u201cobservation of etiquette is likely to decrease\u201d as EVs become more common, the authors note. And some stores forbid customers from unplugging another customer\u2019s vehicle out of fear of liability. In some states, unplugging another person\u2019s car could cause the owner of that car to face fines or towing.<\/p>\n

Common-sense solutions? Put the charging stations between parking spots so they can reach two to four vehicles, the authors suggest. Even better, install an \u201coctopus\u201d charger that charges multiple cars one after the other, in the order that they were plugged in. Don\u2019t give the prime parking spots to EVs, and charge a small hourly fee to discourage drivers from occupying a spot for an unnecessarily long time. (Setting time limits may not be fair, the team says, since some EVs take longer to charge than others.)<\/p>\n

Some drivers display courtesy cards on their cars that give others permission to unplug the vehicle at a certain time. But it should be legal and acceptable for another driver to unplug a fully-charged car even if a courtesy card isn\u2019t present, the authors say. Without these changes, EVs may remain a niche product: tolerable for an enthusiast, but too much of a pain for the ordinary consumer. \u2014 Roberta Kwok<\/em> | 29 December 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: Bonges, H.A. and A.C. Lusk. 2015. Addressing electric vehicle (EV) sales and range anxiety through parking layout, policy and regulation. Transportation Research Part A doi:10.1016\/j.tra.2015.09.011. Retrieved from\u00a0this website. An electric car owner\u2019s biggest fear is running out of juice \u2014 and not being able to find an available charging station. One of the main […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6477"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2054\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/haslinasarkan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}