The electric vehicle according to the present disclosure calculates motor torque using an MT vehicle model simulating an MT vehicle having a manual transmission and an internal combustion engine. In the first operation mode, an operation amount of a pseudo-clutch pedal and a shift position of a pseudo-gearshift are input to the MT vehicle model to reflect operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal and operation of the pseudo-gearshift in electric motor control. In the second operation mode where the operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal is not needed, an operation amount of a clutch pedal calculated by a driver model is input to the MT vehicle model instead of the operation amount of the pseudo-clutch pedal.

The present disclosure provides methods and structures for controlling current of an electric vehicle charger. In one embodiment, the electric vehicle charger includes a sub-G communication module in electrical communication in a micro control unit of the electrical vehicle charging device, the sub-G communication module for receiving a current reading from an ammeter connected to a main breaker panel that is providing current to at least the electrical vehicle charging device; and a microcontroller including instructions for reducing the current draw of the electrical charger when the current reading from the ammeter reaches a threshold value for avoiding throwing the main disconnect breaker of the main breaker.

A golf cart includes a user interface, an electric motor, electric components, a battery, and processing circuitry. The battery provides power to the electric motor and the electric components. The processing circuitry operates the golf cart according to a first mode that permits operation of the electric motor to drive a tractive element without restricting operation of the electric components. The processing circuitry, responsive to receiving a user request at the user interface to transition the golf cart out of the first mode, transitions the golf cart into a second mode in which an amount of power discharged from the battery to at least one of the electric components is limited such that either (a) the at least one of the one or more electric components is restricted from receiving power from the battery or (b) the battery discharges a lesser amount of power than in the first mode.

The electric vehicle of the present disclosure includes an accelerator pedal, a paddle type shifter, and a motor controller. The paddle type shifter is pre-registered with upshift operation, downshift operation, and mode switching operation. The motor controller switches a control mode of the electric motor between a manual mode and an automatic mode in response to the mode switching operation on the paddle type shifter. When the control mode is the automatic mode, the motor controller changes an output of the electric motor in accordance with the operation of the accelerator pedal. On the other hand, when the control mode is the manual mode, the motor controller changes an output characteristic of the electric motor with respect to the operation of the accelerator pedal in accordance with the upshift operation and the downshift operation of the paddle type shifter.

Methods and systems for estimating remaining time to end-of-life of a rechargeable battery used in vehicle or grid application. A degradation filter is used to construct estimated battery capacity values from a series of battery capacity measurements. An inverted degradation model calculates a first time to end-of-life using parameters determined by the degradation filter. A cubic-end-point model calculates a second time to end-of-life using a set of coefficients derived from the series of battery capacity measurements. A decision logic identifies one the first time to end-of-life or the second time to end-of-life as reliable.

A charging station for a personal mobility device, which is a station for receiving a personal mobility device including a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a charging module, comprises: a plurality of power transfer modules each of which includes a wireless transmission coil; a frame in which the plurality of power transfer modules are accommodated; a control unit which is mounted to the frame; and a wheel slope which is disposed at the frame and on which the front wheel of the personal mobility device is seated, wherein, when the front wheel of the personal mobility device is positioned on the wheel slope, the power transfer modules and the charging module come into contact with each other. The charging station can safely store personal mobility devices.

A battery electric vehicle having an electric motor as a drive source, the battery electric vehicle includes a processor configured to reproduce characteristics of a plurality of kinds of virtual mobilities different from the battery electric vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to execute reading information on designating at least one of the virtual mobilities from a medium different from the battery electric vehicle, and reproducing a characteristic of one virtual mobility designated by the information acquired from the medium without requesting a user of the battery electric vehicle to select one of the virtual mobilities.

The electric vehicle according to the present disclosure calculates motor torque using an MT vehicle model simulating an MT vehicle having a manual transmission and an internal combustion engine. In the first operation mode, an operation amount of a pseudo-clutch pedal and a shift position of a pseudo-gearshift are input to the MT vehicle model to reflect operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal and operation of the pseudo-gearshift in electric motor control. In the second operation mode where the operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal is not needed, an operation amount of a clutch pedal calculated by a driver model is input to the MT vehicle model instead of the operation amount of the pseudo-clutch pedal.

Systems, methods, devices, and models for range estimation and analysis in battery powered vehicles are described. Energy consumption over vehicle trips is collected, to evaluate weighting factors for a weighted sum. The weighted sum is evaluated based on determined weighting factors and expected trip data, to determine an energy consumption of a trip or trips of a vehicle. Determined energy consumption for trips is used for evaluating suitability of the vehicle for performing the trips.

To restrain performance deterioration of a secondary battery caused by peeling-off of a negative electrode active material, a control apparatus for a secondary battery includes a state of charge (SOC) sensor and a controller. The controller determines whether or not, for at least one of a plurality of battery modules, an SOC is not less than a predetermined first reference value, and when the SOC is not less than the first reference value, performs a first control of connecting the plurality of battery modules one by one to a motor and causing the plurality of battery modules to discharge one by one until the SOC of each battery module has decreased to the first reference value.