A two-way distribution, charging, and vending system permits a subscriber to exchange one or more partially or completely discharged portable electric energy storage devices for a comparable number of charged portable electric energy storage devices. The two-way distribution, charging, and vending system includes a number of charging modules, each with a dedicated power converter, communicably coupled to at least one two-way distribution system controller and to a power distribution grid. Upon receipt of a discharged portable electric energy storage device, the at least one two-way distribution system controller validates a manufacturer identifier and a subscriber identifier stored in a nontransitory storage media carried by the discharged portable electric energy storage device. Responsive to a successful authentication and validation, the at least one two-way distribution system controller dispenses a charged portable electric energy storage device to the subscriber.

A system and method for vehicle power exchange includes both a system for exchanging a container having a power cell associated with the vehicle and an appropriate vehicle which has been adapted for vehicle power exchange. Advantageously, the system includes at least one power exchange power strip, at least one container with charged power cell associated with the power strip and wireless communication associated with the power exchange strip for communicating with a vehicle to effect power exchange. An advantageous vehicle for power exchange has a removable container with power cell, a computer processor for controlling requisite functions of the vehicle during power exchange (i.e. container exchange) and a mechanism which allows for the depositing of a container with depleted power cell and insertion of a replacement container with charged power cell into the vehicle.

Methods and systems are provided for a battery exchange station for an electric vehicle. In one example, a battery exchange station may include a vehicle platform including one or more lifters, a first storage rack positioned on a first side of the vehicle platform, and a second storage rack positioned on an opposing, second side of the vehicle platform. The first storage rack and the second storage rack may store a plurality of batteries. The battery exchange station may include a battery exchange mechanism comprising a dual component battery chamber, a first mobile table, and a second mobile table, the dual component battery chamber comprising stationary component fixed to the electric vehicle and a mobile component slideably coupled to the stationary component, wherein the mobile component is released from the stationary component when the electric vehicle is directly on the vehicle platform and lifted via the one or more lifters.

Methods and systems are provided for a battery exchange station for an electric vehicle. In one example, a battery exchange station may include a vehicle platform including one or more lifters, a first storage rack positioned on a first side of the vehicle platform, and a second storage rack positioned on an opposing, second side of the vehicle platform. The first storage rack and the second storage rack may store a plurality of batteries. The battery exchange station may include a battery exchange mechanism comprising a dual component battery chamber, a first mobile table, and a second mobile table, the dual component battery chamber comprising stationary component fixed to the electric vehicle and a mobile component slideably coupled to the stationary component, wherein the mobile component is released from the stationary component when the electric vehicle is directly on the vehicle platform and lifted via the one or more lifters.

A computer-implemented method improves lifetimes of electrical energy storages of a fleet of vehicles each associated with one of several missions.

A computer-implemented method improves lifetimes of electrical energy storages of a fleet of vehicles each associated with one of several missions.

A vehicle charging planning method includes obtaining charging requests from a plurality of target vehicles, obtaining at least two apparatus transporters with fully charged mobile charging apparatuses, in response to a number of the target vehicles being greater than a number of fully charged mobile charging apparatuses in each apparatus transporter, determining whether driving paths of the at least two apparatus transporters to positions of the target vehicles have an overlapping position, in response to the driving paths having the overlapping position, exchanging the mobile charging apparatuses of the at least two apparatus transporters at the overlapping position and determining a target apparatus transporter, and instructing the target transporter to travel to positions of the target vehicles and providing charging services to the target vehicles using the mobile charging apparatuses on the target apparatus transporter.

A vehicle charging planning method includes obtaining charging requests from a plurality of target vehicles, obtaining at least two apparatus transporters with fully charged mobile charging apparatuses, in response to a number of the target vehicles being greater than a number of fully charged mobile charging apparatuses in each apparatus transporter, determining whether driving paths of the at least two apparatus transporters to positions of the target vehicles have an overlapping position, in response to the driving paths having the overlapping position, exchanging the mobile charging apparatuses of the at least two apparatus transporters at the overlapping position and determining a target apparatus transporter, and instructing the target transporter to travel to positions of the target vehicles and providing charging services to the target vehicles using the mobile charging apparatuses on the target apparatus transporter.

The vehicle battery attachment/detachment device includes a battery case that accommodates a battery therein and moves into a vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle, and a docking assembly that is rotatably coupled to the battery case and is folded to move into the vehicle together with the battery case or is unfolded to move the battery case to an outside of the vehicle.

The vehicle battery attachment/detachment device includes a battery case that accommodates a battery therein and moves into a vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle, and a docking assembly that is rotatably coupled to the battery case and is folded to move into the vehicle together with the battery case or is unfolded to move the battery case to an outside of the vehicle.