Electric vehicles that use replaceable and exchangeable batteries, applications for communicating with a service that provides access to kiosks of batteries, and methods and systems for finding charged batteries, reserving batteries, and paying for use of the batteries, are disclosed. One example is a method for receiving, by a server, a request from a user associated with user account to locate batteries usable to power an electric vehicle. The request is for a geographic location and the user account is associated with a service that enables access to exchange batteries have reduced charge for batteries that have increased charge. The sever processing information regarding an inventory of available batteries at each of a plurality of kiosks, and each of the kiosks is at a respective kiosk location and each kiosk having receptacle slots for storing and charging batteries. The method also includes sending, by the server, data identifying at least one kiosk location proximate to the geographic location. The data including at least one battery available for exchange at the at least one kiosk location and options for reserving said at least one battery available for exchange.
Methods for providing electric vehicles with access to exchangeable batteries and methods for locating, accessing and reserving batteries
2015-09-08
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES / G07F Selbstkassierende und ähnliche Geräte , COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS / H04B TRANSMISSION , Übertragung / H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze |
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