Systems and methods for vehicle load detection and response

A vehicle, comprising:

• a prime mover coupled to drive at least one wheel of the vehicle;
• a main electrical power storage device that stores power;
• a power supply coupled and operable to selectively transfer electrical power between the main electrical power storage device and the prime mover;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to control the power supply, wherein the controller:
• obtains real-time torque/speed measurements from a powertrain of the vehicle over a period of time;
• determines a current powertrain operating condition of the vehicle by comparing the torque/speed measurements to a number of different torque/speed values indicative of different operating conditions, wherein the torque/speed values are determined based on one or more reference curves;
• and
• adjusts an operation of the vehicle based on the determined current powertrain operating condition.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause at least one processor to:

• obtain real-time torque/speed measurements from a powertrain of a vehicle over a period of time;
• determine a current powertrain operating condition of the electric vehicle by comparing the torque/speed measurements to a number of different torque/speed values indicative of different operating conditions, wherein the torque/speed values are determined based on one or more reference curves;
• and
• adjust an operation of the electric vehicle based on the determined current powertrain operating condition.