The main differences in charging patterns between cost-sensitive planners and range seekers can be highlighted as follows:
Cost-Sensitive Planners
- Primary Focus: Cost reduction is the main driver for their charging decisions. They prioritize routine and often charge at regular times to minimize costs.
- Charging Strategy: They may use a fixed schedule for charging rather than monitoring the battery’s state of charge closely.
- Charging Behavior: Mostly home charging, leveraging routine times for charging.
- Prevalence: Approximately 27% of users fall into this category.
Range Seekers (Flexibility Seekers)
- Primary Focus: Flexibility and battery level monitoring are key. They prefer to charge at various times and places, maintaining a full range.
- Charging Strategy: More adaptable, charging based on current needs rather than a fixed schedule.
- Charging Behavior: They are more likely to use destination or fast charging in addition to home charging, following the battery level closely.
- Prevalence: Around 18.5% of users are categorized as range seekers.
Overall, cost-sensitive planners are more routine-oriented and focus on cost savings, whereas range seekers prioritize flexibility and maintaining a full range by charging opportunistically.
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