Systems and methods for mobile charging of electric vehicles

A system for managing recharging of an electric vehicle, the system comprising:

• a charging bot;
• an energy storage device associated with the electric vehicle;
• and
• processing circuitry associated with the electric vehicle, the processing circuitry configured to
• determine whether the energy storage device of the electric vehicle requires charging based on a present state of charge, an estimated state of charge required to complete a planned route, and a learned margin for state of charge estimation accuracy under given conditions,
• identify a charging method based on a plurality of parameters including an ambient temperature, a present state of charge, a present load, and a power estimate for a planned route,
• alter the planned route of the electric vehicle to enable charging based on the identified method, and
• charge a second energy storage device associated with a second electric vehicle during transit via the electric vehicle,
• wherein the available charging methods from which a charging method is identified include at least swapping electric vehicles, exchanging the energy storage device, and charging via the charging bot.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer-readable instructions therein which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for charging a shared electric vehicle, the method comprising:

• determining whether an energy storage device of the electric vehicle requires charging based on a present state of charge, an estimated state of charge required to complete a planned route, and a learned margin for state of charge estimation accuracy under given conditions;
• identifying a charging method based on a plurality of parameters including an ambient temperature, a present state of charge, a present load, and a power estimate for a planned route;
• altering the planned route of the electric vehicle to enable charging based on the identified method;
• and
• charging a second energy storage device associated with a second electric vehicle during transit via the electric vehicle,
• wherein the available charging methods from which a charging method is identified include at least swapping electric vehicles, exchanging the energy storage device, and charging via a charging bot.