A method of charging a battery of a subject electric air includes determining whether a second electric air vehicle is using supply equipment cooperating with an access point, based on occupation information received from the access point; when it is determined that the second electric air vehicle is not using the supply equipment, charging a high-voltage battery equipped in the subject electric air vehicle with power supplied from the supply equipment after the electric air vehicle moves to the access point and lands at a designated landing point; when charging of the high-voltage battery is completed, receiving a movement limit speed of each of a plurality of movement intervals between other access points from the other access points disposed in a movement path of the subject electric air vehicle; and moving the subject electric air vehicle in the movement intervals based on the respective movement limit speeds.

A monitoring device for a battery that supplies electric power to a traction motor of a vehicle includes a sensor that detects a voltage of a battery cell of the battery, and a processing circuit that executes abnormality detection processing for detecting an abnormality in the battery, based on a detected voltage value that is detected by the sensor. The processing circuit executes processing for identifying a first elapsed time from a main switch of the vehicle being turned off until charging or discharging is started between the battery and predetermined on-board equipment, processing for identifying a second elapsed time from starting of the charging or discharging between the battery and the on-board equipment to a current point in time, and the abnormality detection processing when a total time of the first elapsed time and the second elapsed time reaches a predetermined threshold value.

Systems and methods for charging electric vehicles that define a charging schedule for an electric vehicle based on one or more charging preferences of an operator of the vehicle and based on at least one current value of a dynamic attribute of an electric charge provider. Such systems and methods may include a graphical user interface adapted to display a unitary vehicle charge indicator element having (i) a first portion indicative of an amount of charge residing in a battery of the electric vehicle, (ii) a second portion indicative of an uncharged capacity of the battery of the electric vehicle, and (iii) a third portion comprising a slider by which an amount of charge may be specified.

Operating a motor vehicle (1) by adjusting the temperature of one or more vehicle parts (3, 4). One method includes specifying (S2) an indication of an expected beginning-of-driving time (FBZ) of the motor vehicle (1) and a desired operating temperature (BT) of the one or more vehicle parts (3, 4); and waking up (S6) a controller (22), which is configured to control adjustment of the temperature of the respective vehicle part (3, 4), at a temperature-adjustment starting time (A2) which is chosen such that, if heating up or cooling down begins at the temperature-adjustment starting time (A2), the heating up or cooling down ends, by reaching the desired operating temperature (BT) of the corresponding vehicle part (3, 4), at a time which corresponds to the expected beginning-of-driving time (FBZ) or is just before the expected beginning-of-driving time (FBZ).

A vehicle controller includes a processing unit which creates a power-supply plan that ensures a first amount of electric power needed for the vehicle to arrive at the destination from the current location along a travel route. The travel route includes a specified section on which wireless power-supply equipment, among a plurality of power-supply equipment, is disposed. Using weather information including the specified section, the processing unit creates the power-supply plan in which a ratio of a second amount of electric power, which is supplied from the at least one wireless power-supply equipment to the vehicle, to the first amount of electric power is less in a first case in which deposition is determined to be present on the specified section than in a second case in which deposition is determined to be not present on the at least one specified section.

A vehicle includes a charging port, an in-vehicle battery, a control apparatus comprising one or more processors. The control apparatus is configured to control power supply in response to reception of a power supply request. The one or more processors perform setting a charge start time, starting the power supply to the power system if the power supply request is received before the charge start time, controlling the power of the power supply so that State of Charge in the in-vehicle battery becomes lower than or equal to a predetermined value before the charge start time, and controlling the power of the power supply so as to be lower than or equal to a predetermined upper limit at which increase in deterioration in the in-vehicle battery due to the power supply can be suppressed.

An electrified vehicle includes a controller programmed to implement performance mode control of first and second electric machines and wheel brakes associated with wheels of respective first and second axles to provide a braking force to a first axle while providing torque to the second axle to intentionally spin the tires of the second axle to provide a peelout and associated heating or smoking of the tires to improve traction and provide a visual display of power. The maneuver may be repeated for the first axle by providing torque to the first axle while applying braking force to the second axle. A sequential maneuver that spins tires of the first axle followed by tires of the second axle may be performed by specified manipulation of the brake pedal and accelerator pedal.

Battery swapping methods, apparatus, systems, devices and media are provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The method includes: receiving a battery swapping request of a vehicle; determining a second battery swapping time and a second swapping electricity amount based on a first battery swapping time and a first swapping electricity amount, in a case where a first charging parameter is adjusted to a second charging parameter to charge an available battery of a battery swapping station; and sending a battery swapping response to a terminal device of the vehicle, wherein the battery swapping response includes the second battery swapping time and the second swapping electricity amount, the second battery swapping time is a recommended battery swapping time provided by the battery swapping station, and the second swapping electricity amount is a recommended swapping electricity amount provided by the battery swapping station.

A power supply system includes a plurality of charging stations accommodatable under a ground surface. The power supply system comprises a determination unit that determines a power supply facility available for supplying power to a target vehicle, and a transmission unit that transmits, to the target vehicle, guidance information for guiding the target vehicle to the determined charging station by automatic driving. The target vehicle is guided to the available charging station by automatic driving. The user can reach the available charging station without searching for it.

A system for charging a battery within an at least partially electric vehicle. The system includes a charging device wherein the charging device configured to electrically connect to the at least partially electric vehicle and charge at least one battery by a predetermined amount. The system also includes a network configured to determine the location of the charging device.