Automotive electrification is a vital component of the carbon-neutrality agenda. To counter the influence of shrinking public incentives for purchasing electric vehicles (EVs), it is crucial to deepen the understanding of the existing users’ use cases and clear the barriers for potential EV owners in daily usage. To this end, our study analyzes an 11-month usage data from a large sample of EVs, including 3,777 battery EVs and 5,973 plug-in hybrid EVs. Based on their daily travel intensity, the EVs are clustered into two groups used primarily for private and commercial purposes. We leverage the data to uncover how, when, and where users in each group charge their EVs; investigate EVs’ energy consumption efficiency and its relationship to charging; and discuss EV-related policy implications. The outcome of this study may aid in the development of more targeted EV promotion policies and thus contributes to the carbon neutrality.

汽车电气化是碳中和议程的重要组成部分。为了应对购买电动汽车 (EV) 的公共激励减少的影响，加深对现有用户用例的理解并为潜在的 EV 车主扫清日常使用障碍至关重要。为此，我们的研究分析了来自大量电动汽车样本的 11 个月使用数据，包括 3,777 辆纯电动汽车和 5,973 辆插电式混合动力电动汽车。根据他们的日常出行强度，电动汽车分为两组，主要用于私人和商业目的。我们利用数据来揭示每个组中的用户如何、何时以及在何处为其电动汽车充电；调查电动汽车的能源消耗效率及其与充电的关系；并讨论与电动汽车相关的政策影响。