Phrase guide

range anxiety

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The fear that a vehicle (especially a battery electric vehicle) has insufficient range to reach its destination and will therefore strand its occupants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 里程焦慮 — fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination
  • Finnish: toimintasädeahdistus — fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination
  • Finnish: toimintamatka-ahdistus — fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination
  • Finnish: pelko akun loppumisesta — fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination
  • German: Reichweitenangst — fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rekkeviddeangst — fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination
  • Russian: тревога запаса хода (trevoga zapasa xoda) — fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination
  • Russian: тревога запаса пробега (trevoga zapasa probega) — fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination
  • Swedish: räckviddsångest — fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination