Abstract: In some embodiments, an electric vehicle (EV) includes an energy storage, a navigation system, and a vehicle management system configured to receive, from the navigation system, parameters associated with preconditioning the energy storage for charging, precondition, while travelling to a destination charger and based on the parameters, the energy storage to a target temperature, and charge the energy storage to a target state of energy using the destination charger.

Abstract: A vehicle may include a body; a plurality of heat producing components within the body; an air intake through which air is provided from outside the body to dissipate heat from the heat-producing components; a shutter configured to control an amount of airflow through the air intake through control of a position of the shutter; and a controller configured to control the position of the shutter based on a cost function, wherein the cost function accounts for an aerodynamic drag of the vehicle and a rate of heat extraction from the heat-producing components, wherein the aerodynamic drag of the vehicle and the rate of heat extraction from the heat-producing components each depend on the position of the shutter.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of performing static heating of an electric motor comprises: applying a brake to a wheel of a vehicle that has an electric motor; determining an incline of the vehicle; and in response to the incline being within a first incline range, providing first current to the electric motor for static heating, the first current selected so as to not produce torque in the electric motor.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an electric vehicle (EV) includes an energy storage, a navigation system, and a vehicle management system configured to receive, from the navigation system, parameters associated with preconditioning the energy storage for charging, precondition, while travelling to a destination charger and based on the parameters, the energy storage to a target temperature, and charge the energy storage to a target state of energy using the destination charger.

Abstract: A refrigeration system comprises: an evaporator having an evaporator inlet and an evaporator outlet; a compressor having (i) a compressor outlet, and (ii) a compressor inlet coupled to the evaporator outlet; a first condenser loop coupled between the compressor outlet and the evaporator inlet, the first condenser loop comprising: a first inlet valve, a first condenser, and a first redistribution valve coupling the first condenser loop to the compressor inlet; and a second condenser loop coupled between the compressor outlet and the evaporator inlet, the second condenser loop comprising: a second inlet valve, a second condenser, and a second redistribution valve coupling the second condenser loop to the compressor inlet.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of performing static heating of an electric motor comprises: applying a brake to a wheel of a vehicle that has an electric motor; determining an incline of the vehicle; and in response to the incline being within a first incline range, providing first current to the electric motor for static heating, the first current selected so as to not produce torque in the electric motor.

Abstract: A refrigeration system comprises: an evaporator having an evaporator inlet and an evaporator outlet; a compressor having (i) a compressor outlet, and (ii) a compressor inlet coupled to the evaporator outlet; a first condenser loop coupled between the compressor outlet and the evaporator inlet, the first condenser loop comprising: a first inlet valve, a first condenser, and a first redistribution valve coupling the first condenser loop to the compressor inlet; and a second condenser loop coupled between the compressor outlet and the evaporator inlet, the second condenser loop comprising: a second inlet valve, a second condenser, and a second redistribution valve coupling the second condenser loop to the compressor inlet.