The quietness requirement level of a charging point is determined based on the position information on the charging point where an in-vehicle battery is fast charged by an external power supply. For an air conditioner that cools the in-vehicle battery through a drive power of an electric compressor when the in-vehicle battery is charged, an upper limit of a rotation speed of the electric compressor is set in such a way that the upper limit of the rotation speed of the electric compressor is set lower when the in-vehicle battery is charged by the external power supply at a charging point where the quietness requirement level is equal to or higher than a predetermined value than when the in-vehicle battery is charged by the external power supply at a charging point where the quietness requirement level is lower than the predetermined value.

An electric or hybrid motor-vehicle having a modular battery system having at least one fixed battery module and at least one removable battery module is provided. The removable battery module has an outer casing that receives a first thermally conductive plate and at least one rechargeable battery pack, placed in contact with the first thermally conductive plate. An internal circuit extending inside the first thermally conductive plate is filled with a heat transfer fluid. A second thermally conductive plate is fluidly connected to the internal circuit so as to be flowed through by the heat transfer fluid flowing in the internal circuit and is arranged with an outer face thereof outside the outer casing to be placed in contact with a direct expansion plate of an auxiliary cooling circuit installed on the electric or hybrid motor-vehicle.

A motor vehicle includes a first time switch and a second time switch for controlling a preparation function for an operation of the motor vehicle. A set first time switch overrides a set second time switch. A method for controlling the preparation function includes determining an expected utilization time of the motor vehicle; determining that the first time switch is not set; outputting a specific utilization time and detecting a confirmation of the specific utilization time; and setting the first time switch to the specific utilization time.

A battery module comprising a plurality of cells and a casing comprising one or more cell-containing layers configured to house the cells is provided. The casing further comprises one or more cooling layers, such that each cooling layer is configured to contain the partial immersion cooling means in such a manner that said partial immersion cooling means are positioned directly around at least one electrode of the cells. A battery pack thermal management system for a vehicle comprising at least one of the battery modules is also provided, as well as a method of controlling the cell temperature of a battery module using said system.

A cooling structure for a battery is provided. The cooling structure includes a plurality of stacked battery cells and tabs are formed on one side or both sides of electrode of each of the battery cells. Additionally, a cooling passage is configured to accommodate the tabs in an inner space thereof and the tabs operate as cooling fins in the cooling passage.

A vehicle is provided with a transmission having an inductor assembly. The inductor assembly is mounted within the transmission such that it is directly cooled by transmission fluid through at least one of spraying, splashing and immersion. The transmission includes at least one gear that is configured to, when rotating, transmit torque between an input and output of the transmission and splash fluid onto the inductor assembly to cool the inductor assembly.

The disclosure provides an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle includes: a vehicle body provided with a power input port and a power supply device. The power supply device includes a charger and a detachable battery pack. The charger includes a power interface for obtaining external power, a charging portion provided with a docking interface, an output part, and a control unit. The output part includes a first power output interface connected with the power input port to supply power to the electric vehicle. When the power interface is connected with the external power, the control unit controls the charging portion to charge the battery pack.

A battery for a vehicle includes a battery case; and a battery module disposed therein, wherein the battery case includes a side wall and a bottom wall, the battery module is disposed on the bottom wall and apart away from the side wall, a force transmission assembly including a fixation member fixed and connected to the side wall and a transmission member fixed and connected to the fixation member is provided between the battery module and the side wall, a distance between the transmission member and the battery module is smaller than a distance between the fixation member and the battery module, and when a collision occurs to the side wall, the transmission member is displaced toward the battery module accompanied with a deformation of the side wall due to the collision so as to transmit a collision force to the battery module.

A vehicle chassis is designed to contain at least one electricity storage cells' module. The chassis comprises a bottom panel and at least one housing for the at least one electricity storage cells' module, each housing comprising a cover, the bottom panel supporting the housing in at least one region of contact with the housing. The chassis also comprises a cooling circuit of the at least one electricity storage cells' module. The cooling circuit is a closed circuit designed to guide a heat transfer fluid. The cooling circuit extends into the bottom panel and is set back from the contact region. The bottom panel comprises at least two flat plates and an embossed plate extending between the two flat plates.

An electric drive provides transmission oil cooling. An oil circuit supplies the transmission with oil. A cooling circuit cools a supply device and/or an electric motor with a coolant. A heat exchanger portion is coupled on one side to the cooling circuit and on the other side to the oil circuit. The supply device is arranged in a supply housing region. The heat exchanger portion forms a wall portion of the supply housing region. An end cover closes the heat exchanger portion. The end cover has at least one functional region, wherein the functional region is designed as a counterpart cooling structure, as an oil sump region and/or as a pump interface for coupling an oil pump.