During the holiday season, especially the Spring Festival, the battery life and charging of electric vehicles have become a headache for many car owners. During this year's Spring Festival, many EV users encountered range anxiety and charging problems on the way home, and these practical experiences sounded the alarm for the use of EVs during the festival.
During the festival, the number of highways and tourist attractions surged, and road congestion became the norm. In such an environment, the range of electric vehicles is greatly tested. On the one hand, frequent start-stop and low-speed driving will increase energy consumption, resulting in the actual range of electric vehicles being lower than the theoretical value. On the other hand, the inadequacy and uneven distribution of charging facilities also make charging extremely difficult. In Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui and other places, the heavy snow is even worse, and many electric vehicle users are forced to stay on the highway because they cannot charge in time.
In addition, electric vehicles are still slower to charge than to refuel. In motorway service areas, a gasoline vehicle can be refueled in a few minutes and back on the road, while an electric car may have to wait tens of minutes or more to be fully charged. This kind of time asymmetry is especially obvious during the peak travel period during holidays, which not only affects the travel efficiency, but also brings a lot of psychological pressure to the car owner.
Electric vehicles may not expose too many problems in their daily use, but their limitations are exposed during special periods such as holidays, especially the Spring Festival. This is not a problem of electric vehicles per se, but is determined by the current environment in which charging facilities are built and used. Therefore, for electric vehicle owners, when choosing long-distance driving during holidays, they should plan their trips more carefully, fully considering the range and charging issues.
Of course, this does not mean that electric vehicles have no advantages on long drives. Its low energy consumption and low emission characteristics still have positive significance in environmental protection and energy saving. And, with the continuous advancement of technology and the improvement of charging infrastructure, the performance of electric vehicles on long drives is also expected to be further improved.
To sum up, when driving long distances on holidays, it is especially necessary to consider the range and charging of electric vehicles to avoid falling into unnecessary difficulties. For the electric vehicle industry, how to improve the mileage, speed up the charging speed, and optimize the layout of charging facilities while ensuring environmental performance will be an important topic for future development. Well, see you next time, don't forget to like and follow!