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Methods, systems and apparatus for authorizing operation of an electric vehicle that is being charged at a charging station

  • US 9,283,856 B2
  • Filed: 02/24/2014
  • Issued: 03/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for authorizing operation of an electric vehicle within boundaries that are defined with respect to a charging station that the electric vehicle is being charged at, the method comprising:

  • determining, at a computer, whether predefined criteria relating to charging status of the electric vehicle have been satisfied; and

    communicating a virtual key to the electric vehicle when the predefined criteria are determined to be satisfied, wherein the virtual key authorizes operation of the electric vehicle within the boundaries that are defined with respect to the charging station, and allows the electric vehicle to be operated in a limited operating mode that defines constraints on operating the vehicle.

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