Automakers are likely to quote a determine typically: That about 85% of EV drivers cost at dwelling nearly all of the time.
That stated, survey outcomes out this previous week from EV charging software program firm ChargeLab underscore that the fact is extra nuanced.
Wanting particularly at these with dwelling charging, the agency discovered that whereas that could be the case, 59.6% of these with entry to dwelling charging nonetheless use public chargers at the very least a number of days per week, whereas 8.2% of that home-charging group really flip to public charging on daily basis.
Office charging performs an vital function, too. Simply over 40% of the EV drivers surveyed have EV charging out there there.
The outcomes come from a periodic public charging survey launched final week. ChargeLab offers an working system for EV chargers constructed for the Open Cost Level Protocol (OCPP) communication normal. It’s based mostly on a ballot of simply 500 EV drivers within the U.S. within the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Throughout all use instances, greater than half of EV drivers have been discovered to make use of public chargers each week. ChargeLab discovered that 30.9% of the EV drivers it surveyed use a public station “a number of occasions per week,” whereas 22.7% use one “most days.”
Simply over two-thirds of respondents stated that they like apps as a approach to discover public charging, whereas greater than two out of 5 stated they use Tesla’s system. About 35% of respondents stated that they primarily drive a Tesla EV, so it underscores that not all Tesla drivers hold to that ecosystem.
The outcomes are the newest to level out that U.S. public charging points aren’t so simple as laying out a freeway road-trip community, and plenty of EV drivers are counting on the general public charging networks to complement their charging at dwelling. As J.D. Energy identified with survey outcomes final yr, almost half of consumers see public charging as a dealbreaker. Charging station availability has ranked excessive amongst causes for rejecting EVs.
ChargeLab survey – EV charging information privateness questions
ChargeLab additionally requested about information and privateness, and it famous that People are comparatively open about sharing primary particulars just like the make, mannequin, and yr of their EV—if it leads to higher charging efficiency or reliability.
In keeping with the survey, which didn’t ask immediately about EV charger cybersecurity considerations, almost 70% of EV drivers could be keen to decide in to share at the very least a few of their charging information for the sake of bettering the expertise. However that assist wasn’t with out boundary; it discovered about 57% have been snug with that, whereas lower than half have been snug with the gathering of particular person charging habits or billing information.