Investigation on Range Anxiety and Safety Buffer of Battery Electric Vehicle Drivers

Table 1

Sample characteristics (N = 208).

Variable	Mean	SD	Range	N	%
Gender
Male				156	75.0
Female				52	25.0
Age	32.99	7.686	19-67
Driving experience (years)	6.55	5.121	0-22
Profession
Job hunter				5	2.4
Civil servant				21	10.1
Teaching or scientific research personnel				21	10.1
Individual laborer				17	8.2
Retired				5	2.4
Production or service personnel				42	20.2
Company personnel				78	37.5
Student				5	2.4
Others				14	6.7
Fuel vehicle driving experience
Yes				169	81.3
Fuel consumption (L/100 km)	9.12	5.529	2-30
Refueling frequency (times/month)	3.27	3.289	1-20
No				39	18.8
Type of BEV currently driven
BJEV EV160				31	14.9
BJEV EV200				24	11.5
BYD E6				28	13.5
Geely Emgrand EV				65	31.3
JAC iEV5				8	3.9
Tesla Model S				11	5.3
Tesla Model X				4	1.9
Venucia e30				5	2.4
Denza				5	2.4
Others				27	13.0
Max range of currently driven BEV (km)	222.31	80.523	50-400
Most commonly used method of recharge
Public AC charging-pile				9	4.3
Public DC charging-pile				37	17.8
House hold charging-pile				116	55.8
Portable charger (220V AC)				39	18.8
Others				7	3.4
Recharging frequency (times/week)	3.33	3.045	0.5-25
Use of BEV
Official				8	3.8
Private				180	86.5
Rental				11	5.3
Service				6	2.9
Others				3	1.4