1.How often do you charge your electric car?

Every day

A few times a week

About once a week

A few times a month

Once a month

Less than once a month

Other (please specify)

2.How do you make a decision to charge the vehicle? Please check all that apply:

The state of charge is critically low

The state of charge is about 50%

The state of charge might be high but I am near a charger

Whenever I remember to do so 

Whenever I have a trip coming up

Whenever the vehicle smart phone application prompts me to

Other (please specify)

3.Is it difficult to decide when you should charge your car? Please select all that apply:

No, I don't really think about it

More or less, but not a huge burden

I do have to do more planning than I'd like to

Yes, I wish someone else could do all of the planning for me!

Other (please specify)

4.How has your electric bill changed since you bought an electric vehicle? Please select all that apply:

I haven't noticed or paid attention

I think it might have increased a little bit

It has increased by an acceptable amount

It has increased way too much

Other (please specify)

5.Are you trying to charge your car in a way that saves money? Please select all that apply:

Yes, I always look for cheaper public charging stations

Yes, I always try to charge when electricity is the cheapest (my utility has Time-Of-Use rates)

I might occasionally think about it but it's not a priority

I have never even thought about it

Not yet, but it would be good to have an easy way of doing that.

Other (please specify)

6.If you have solar panels at home, which of the following are true? Please select all that apply:

I don't have solar panels

I have solar panels and I try to use their energy to charge my car as much as possible

I have solar panels and I rarely try to use their energy to charge my car

I have solar panels and I don't pay attention to where their electricity goes. 

Other (please specify)

7.How easy or challenging is it to charge your car with solar energy? Please select all that apply:

I don't have solar panels

I have a smart phone application that helps me manage and use my solar energy to the maximum

I have to do manual calculations to try to optimize my solar energy

I sometimes make a rough estimate to utilize the solar energy

I am not interested in using the solar energy for my electric car

I wish there was an easy way of streamlining my car and panels

8.Do you know what your carbon footprint of your vehicle is? Please select all that apply:

Yes, I can track that in a smart phone application I use

Yes, I occasionally estimate that myself

Yes, my utility gives me access to that data

No, I don't know

I would like to know how my charging behavior impacts my carbon footprint 

9.What is the most significant obstacle to charging your electric vehicle? Please select all that apply:

Finding a charging station

Charge duration

Charging cost

Charging emissions (my footprint)

Inability to charge with solar energy

Not enough smart phone applications to help me charge in an intelligent way

It is too complex, time-consuming, and burdensome

Other (please specify)

10.What are some currently available solutions to the problems in question #9 that you use or have heard of? Please select all that apply:

Utility bills

Charging station smart phone applications

Solar panel smart phone applications

Electric car smart phone applications

Other (please specify)