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That's a fun idea :) It refers to the anxiety people have about not having enough "range" left in their car to reach their target destination. The symptom is l
by gen220 3y ago
That's a fun idea :)
It refers to the anxiety people have about not having enough "range" left in their car to reach their target destination. The symptom is looking at your "% battery remaining" every 5 seconds, and cursing your car when it drops "3 miles" of range in 1 mile of idealized highway travel. Unfortunately, it's a well-founded anxiety.
You're right, by characterizing the problem with a focus on the person (with anxiety) instead of the (misleading) vehicle, it serves the manufacturer more than the consumer.
- hot_gril 3y agoHmm, seems my suspicion about the origin of the term was right: > The term "range anxiety" was first reported in the press on September 1, 1997, in the San Diego Business Journal by Richard Acello referring to worries of GM EV1 electric car drivers. On July 6, 2010, General Motors filed to trademark the term, stating it was for the purpose of "promoting public awareness of electric vehicle capabilities" Can't think of any other product where the user gets blamed like this. I really do have "MPG anxiety" in my ICE car, always checking the gauge, but nobody calls it that.