We report the first ITCD profiles in an East Asian megacity based on 459 passenger cars in Beijing.
Beijing’s current travel patterns would be more favorable to the EV deployment than western cities.
Alternative transportation and traffic restriction can increase BEV acceptance.
Substantial heterogeneity of energy consumption exists among individual vehicles.
50% people can reach considerable low gasoline consumption (3.03 L/100 km) with PHEV50.