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Electric Cars & Range Anxiety

Among the challenges of electric cars is “range anxiety” — fear of being stranded with a dead battery, miles from a plug.

Among the challenges of electric cars is “range anxiety” — fear of being stranded with a dead battery, miles from a plug. “A survey conducted last year by the Consumer Electronics Association found 71 percent of respondents feared running out of charge on the road—placing range anxiety among the most common perceived disadvantages of electric vehicles, according to the study. A number of strategies for putting range anxiety to rest have emerged in recent years, and the pace is poised to pick up as more electric cars roll out. Governments from the United States to China to Ireland are investing millions of dollars to install charging infrastructure so drivers needn’t stray too far from a plug.


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