http://www.e2bpulse.com/Articles/373854/Drivers_give_electric_vehicles_the_thumbs_up_after_travelling_1_5_million_miles.aspx Drivers give electric vehicles the thumbs up after travelling 1.5 million miles by Sam Fenwick 01/10/2013
[image http://www.e2bpulse.com/Images/content/1418/610473.jpg ] The results are in from the UK’s Ultra Low Carbon demonstration trial of electric vehicles: 91 per cent of drivers would recommend electric vehicles, while 50 per cent intend to replace their current internal combustion engine with an electric vehicle. 80 per cent of the drivers in the trial see electric vehicles as a viable option and 72 per cent say that an electric vehicle is sufficient for their needs. Drivers adapted to new elements such as regenerative breaking within their first trip and over a third of drivers stated that their electric vehicle had superior performance to their normal car. They also found charging to be more straight-forward than they imagined, but a very high proportion of drivers are convinced that public charging sites are essential. The average trip length was 5.1 miles and the average daily mileage was 21.4 miles. According to CENEX, the drivers experienced little range anxiety, as the vast majority kept comfortably within the capable range of electric vehicles, with 75 per cent of daily use consuming less than 50 per cent of battery capacity. The results from the trial, which involved 349 vehicles, covered over 1.5 million miles and 270,000 journeys, were prepared by CENEX, the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies; and Oxford Brookes University. The Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicle (ULCV) demonstrator project was launched in 2008 by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and was funded by the Office for Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV) and the TSB. It was the first UK-wide major trial aimed at exposing electric vehicles to multiple drivers and drive cycles, monitoring the performance of vehicles in real-world scenarios and understanding customer perception and concerns around electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. The drivers, vehicles and their usage patterns were selected by the individual consortia taking part in the project, including organisations such as Nissan, Scottish Power, Birmingham City Councils and the MET Police. A summary report of the findings from the ULCV demonstrator project can be found here. Robert Evans, CEO, Cenex said, “Uptake of electric vehicles has been slower than some expected with real and perceived barriers including consumer concern over range anxiety and limited public infrastructure. However this report proves that EVs are extremely viable in daily life. Government and industry players are committed to sustained effort to support what is expected to be a gradual uptake of plug-in vehicles in the market, running in parallel with the increased use of plug-in capability, as a means of offering consumers fuel cost savings and improved environmental performance. “Likewise, vehicle recharging infrastructure is continually growing. The UK national Plugged-in Places Scheme has already helped install over 5,000 public charge points in key areas including business parks, tourist attractions and leisure centres with the scheme being extended as well as being complemented by new national measures.” In related news, Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor, which recently become 100 per cent sufficient in renewable energy, has announced that it is switching to electric vehicles for its delivery services. The initiative, which is part of Wyke Farm’s 100% Green sustainability project, will cut the company’s associated fuel costs by 75 per cent and reduce its CO2 emissions by around 86kg a week. Add your response below to discuss this story or start a related discussion thread using our forum rooms: [© E2B Group] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: E-Delivery-Trucks are best in city driving w/ frequent stops EVLN: Toyota i-Road concept trials in Japan EVLN: No-Charge 2Charge, gratis eVgo access promo in TX EVLN: Neodymium magnets are the next big plugin thing EVLN: JPY450k Terra A4000i escooter w/ in-dash smart-phone-slot + EVLN: Tesla-S pack fire from metal-object impact, driver=OK (video) {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-EV-drivers-give-thumbs-up-after-traveling-1-5M-miles-tp4665513.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
