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 a charging robot rail switch is disclosed.
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.
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 truck with an electric tailgate is disclosed.
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.
Abstract: One example provides an electric vehicle charging system including a system controller to communicate with a plurality of electric vehicles, each electric vehicle requesting a charging operation to charge a vehicle battery pack of the electric vehicle, the system controller to generate a charging schedule including an order in which the electric vehicles are to be charged based on a plurality of charging factors, and to select from the charging schedule an electric vehicle for charging. The charging system includes at least one autonomous charging robot having a charging battery pack, the charging bot to drive to the selected electric vehicle as directed by the system controller, the charging robot including an interface unit to automatically couple to a charging port of the selected electric vehicle and charge the vehicle battery pack from the charging 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 utility vehicle having a primary power system and a secondary power system.
Abstract: One or more examples provide a smart charging station adapter that converts an EV charging station from a single vehicle charging station into a multi-vehicle charging station.
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 with a panel battery.
Abstract: One or more examples provide a smart charging station adapter that converts an EV charging station from a single vehicle charging station into a multi-vehicle charging station.