Patents
US 12709184 B2: Electric vehicle driving range optimizer
- Granted
- 2026-08-18
- Filed
- 2024-03-25 application 18615254
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method and system for providing electric vehicle drive range optimization. Various vehicle data is collected from various sources and analyzed to derive vehicle parameters related to estimating a driving range of an electric vehicle, such as battery state of charge, an energy consumption rate, an efficiency factor, historical driving patterns, climate control usage, auxiliary accessory usage, etc. The vehicle parameters are analyzed to determine a vehicle driving state adjustment that changes a vehicle parameter that causes the estimated driving range to increase. Some example vehicle drive state adjustments may correspond to adjusting vehicle speed, adjusting a throttle map, reducing the auxiliary electrical load, and/or other adjustments to lower the energy consumption rate and/or increase one or more efficiency factors to extend the estimated driving range. The vehicle driving state adjustment may be implemented automatically or manually based on a determined implementation method.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 (ipgb20260818.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACCAR Inc 820 patents | US company or organization | Bellevue, WA | PACCAR INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Harker | Renton, WA | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 | |
| Andrew Harbach | Argyle, TX | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60L | Propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles ; supplying electric power for auxiliary equipment of electrically-propelled vehicles ; electrodynamic brake systems for vehicles in general ; magnetic suspension or levitation for vehicles; monitoring operating variables of electrically-propelled vehicles; electric safety devices for electrically-propelled vehicles | B60L58/12 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
| B60H | Arrangements of heating, cooling, ventilating or other air-treating devices specially adapted for passenger or goods spaces of vehicles | B60H1/00392 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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