Light Electric Vehicle Ride Share System and Method
First Claim
1. A recharging hub for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), comprising:
- one or more recharging bays, wherein each of said bays is configured for securing and recharging one of said BEVs, each of said bays comprising;
a BEV charging adaptor, configured to make electrical connection between a rechargeable battery of said one of said BEVs and an electrical power supply of said recharging station; and
a smart lock housing for securing said one of said BEVs to said recharging station.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for operating an interconnected network of autonomous battery powered electric vehicle (BEV) charging stations that maintain fully charged BEVs, for real-time self-guided exchange or rental with little down-time to a user. By locking or otherwise disabling low charge or uncharged vehicles until the vehicle charging is complete, users are assured they are getting a vehicle that has enough charge to get them to their destination. The user can view all available vehicles and their locations using a wireless mobile device on the system network and, with appropriate permissions, reserve and unlock any available vehicle via wireless networking. The locations in a ride share system of docking hubs with electrical power for re-charging BEVs is determined by the commute needs (particularly last mile commute needs) of users of the ride share system as they subscribe to the ride share program which utilizes the system.
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1. A recharging hub for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), comprising:
one or more recharging bays, wherein each of said bays is configured for securing and recharging one of said BEVs, each of said bays comprising; a BEV charging adaptor, configured to make electrical connection between a rechargeable battery of said one of said BEVs and an electrical power supply of said recharging station; and a smart lock housing for securing said one of said BEVs to said recharging station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A ride share system for battery powered electric vehicles (BEVs), comprising:
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a plurality of BEVs; a network server for managing an inventory of said plurality of BEVs, said inventory comprising location and battery charge levels for said plurality of BEVs; and a multiplicity of recharging hubs, each of said recharging hubs comprising one or more recharging bays, wherein each of said bays is configured for securing and recharging one of said plurality of BEVs; wherein one recharging bay per commuter is geographical located at each commuter'"'"'s commute endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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