From cost-sensitive planners to range seekers: The multiple modes of EV charging behaviour
New study identifies at least five broad patterns of behaviour from electric drivers and their charging behaviour.
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Bryce Gaton is an expert on electric vehicles and contributor for The Driven and Renew Economy. He has been working in the EV sector since 2008 and is currently working as EV electrical safety trainer/supervisor for the University of Melbourne. He also provides support for the EV Transition to business, government and the public through his EV Transition consultancy EVchoice.
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