Range anxiety is a major concern of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) users or
potential users. Previous work has explored the influential factors of
distance-related range anxiety. However, time-related range anxiety has rarely
been explored. The time cost when charging or waiting to charge the BEVs can
negatively impact BEV users' experience. As a preliminary attempt, this survey
study investigated time-related anxiety by observing BEV users' charging
decisions in scenarios when both battery level and time cost are of concern. We
collected and analyzed responses from 217 BEV users in mainland China. The
results revealed that time-related anxiety exists and could affect users'
charging decisions. Further, users' charging decisions can be a result of the
trade-off between distance-related and time-related anxiety, and can be
moderated by several external factors (e.g., regions and individual
differences). The findings can support the optimization of charge station
distribution and EV charge recommendation algorithms.Comment: Accepted by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society International Annual
Meeting 202