续航焦虑

續航焦慮
xùhángjiāolǜ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 range anxiety (EVs)
  2. 2 fear of running out of battery

Examples

Dōngtiān kāi diànchē zhēn de yǒu xùhángjiāolǜ.
Driving an EV in winter really gives you range anxiety.
Gāosù fúwùqū chōngdiànzhuāng duō le, xùhángjiāolǜ huǎnjiě le bù shǎo.
With more charging piles at highway service stations, range anxiety has eased a lot.

Tips

usage
续航 originally referred to a plane or ship's range without refueling; in EV usage it means how far the battery can take you. 焦虑 (anxiety) attaches as a productive suffix in modern slang — see also 容貌焦虑 (looks anxiety), 信息焦虑 (info-overload anxiety).
culture
A core marketing pain-point that drove the rise of 增程式 (range-extender) EVs like Li Auto (理想). Quoted ranges (CLTC 600 km, etc.) typically drop 30-40% in winter, fueling user complaints in EV forums.

Stroke Order

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