Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. At least one example provides an electric vehicle artificial intelligence based charging system.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle charging system with a charging plug system having concentrically arranged magnetic and electrical surface contacts which improve the ease of connection between a charging station and an EV and readily enable hands-free EV charging systems.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle charging system with a charging marker. The charging marker aids in locating an electric vehicle charging port for autonomous and hands free charging of the electric vehicle.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle charging system and method for charging an electric watercraft. In one example, the charging system is a charging dock system for charging an electric vehicle including an electric watercraft. The charging dock system can also be used as a power station for powering devices associated with a dock area such as an on the water entertainment area.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method with charging cable anti-theft system.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including a vehicle parking system and an electric vehicle charging system with distributed charging, and method of distributed charging.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method having a hidden charging unit.

Abstract: One example provides an electric vehicle (EV) charging system including a charging station having a charging plug including an end surface on which at least one pair of alignment magnets and a plurality of charging contacts are arranged in a layout pattern. A charging port disposed on an EV has at least one pair of alignment magnets and a plurality of charging contacts which are arranged in the layout pattern on a surface of the charging port, the charging port to receive the charging plug, wherein the alignment magnets of the charging plug magnetically align with and magnetically couple to the alignment magnets of the charging port such that the charging contacts of the charging plug are aligned with an in electrical contact with the charging contacts of the charging port.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including a floating lift having a watercraft charging system.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including a floating lift having a watercraft charging system.

Abstract: One aspect provides a method of charging a battery of an electric vehicle including plugging the electric vehicle into a charging station, measuring a temperature of the battery, and adjusting the temperature of the battery to be within a charging temperature range using power from the charging station.

Abstract: An electric vehicle charging system with smart charging plug is disclosed. In one example, the present disclosure provides an electric vehicle charging system and method having a smart charging plug, and an electric vehicle smart charging plug. The electric vehicle smart charging plug includes a plug element, a plug status output, and a plug control system. The plug control system receives the plug status output and provides an output control signal to the plug element based on the plug status output. A plug control component provides the plug status output to the plug control system. In one example, the plug control component is located on the smart changing plug. The smart charging plug can provide a variety of functions, including plug detector, plug sensor, charging metering and payment system functions.

Abstract: One example provides an electric vehicle charging station including at least two AC-AC converters each providing an AC charging output, at least two AC-DC converters each providing a DC charging output, a plurality of electrical contacts, each controllably operable between an open and a closed position and disposed in electrical pathways between the AC-AC converters and at least charging plug and between the AC-DC converters and the at least one charging plug, and a controller to control the positions of the electrical contacts to selectively provide the AC charging output of each of the at least two AC-AC converters to the at least one charging plug or to provide the DC charging output of each of the at least two DC-DC converters to the at least one charging plug to provide dual AC or DC charging of an electric vehicle to be charged via the at least one charging plug.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. The charging system includes an electric vehicle charging station with a release mechanism.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, an electric vehicle charging system with two stage DC charging is disclosed. The charging system can include a charging robot.

Abstract: One example provides a hands free electric vehicle (EV) charging system including a charge transfer unit (CTU) to receive at least one charging power input, the CTU including a receptacle and a controllable power switch. A vehicle charging unit (VTU) is to be mounted to an underside of the EV, the VTU including a vertically controllable power cord having a plug, the power cord to electrically connect to a battery charging system of the EV, and an alignment system to adjust a horizontal position of the plug. When the VTU is positioned vertically over the CTU, the VTU is to horizontally align the plug with the receptacle and thereafter to vertically lower the power cord to place the plug in the receptacle and create an electrical connection there between, whereupon the CTU is to connect the power cord to the charging power source via the power switch.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. At least one example provides an electric vehicle having a primary power system and a secondary power system.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, the electric vehicle includes a fire safety system coupled to the battery pack.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. At least one example provides an electric vehicle having a solar charging system.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle charging system including a charging port having a charging tray having a charging receptacle disposed thereon, wherein the charging tray can be moved between a stored position, where the charging tray and charging receptacle are disposed within a body of the electric vehicle, and a charging position where the charging receptacle is exposed from the electric vehicle body to receive a charging plug of an external electric vehicle charging station.