Rental fee setting apparatus, rental fee setting method and rental fee setting system

A method for setting a rental fee of an electric vehicle in which a power storage device is mounted wherein the method is implemented by a rental fee setting apparatus for the electric vehicle and the rental fee setting apparatus comprises a central processing unit (CPU) and communicates wirelessly with the electric vehicle, the method comprising:

• storing, by the CPU, (i) an indication whether or not a utilization manner of the power storage device is rental and (ii) an indication whether a utilization manner of a vehicle portion of the electric vehicle other than the power storage device is rental;
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• setting, by the CPU, a first rental fee and a second rental fee based on at least one of (i) an initial state of the power storage device at a time of start of utilization, (ii) a driving history of the electric vehicle during the utilization, and (iii) an environment history during the utilization, the first rental fee being a rental fee for a predetermined period when the utilization manner of the power storage device is rental, the second rental fee being a rental fee for the predetermined period when the utilization manner of the vehicle portion is rental;
• creating, by the CPU, a map in which a discount rate is set in accordance with a weight of the power storage device;
• setting, by the CPU, a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee based on the map when the weight of the power storage device at the time of start of the utilization is different;
• causing, by the CPU, a battery monitoring unit of the electric vehicle to detect detecting a voltage, a current and a temperature of the power storage device, and to calculate a value of state of charge (SOC) of the power storage device by using the detected voltage, current and temperature of the power storage device with the battery monitoring unit of the electric vehicle;
• setting, by the CPU, at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee such that a larger discounted fee is set as the weight of the power storage device is smaller,
• setting, by the CPU, a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee between a case where a utilization region is in a predefined region until the predetermined period passes and a case where the utilization region is outside the predefined region until the predetermined period passes, the utilization region being specified from the environment history,
• receiving, by the CPU, a history of position acquired for each predetermined period during using the electric vehicle from a position information acquisition unit of the electric vehicle, and determine whether or not a use area specified by the history of the received position is a predetermined area, and the predetermined area is any one of a plurality of areas set in an order in which a degree of degradation is high,
• setting, by the CPU, a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee between a case where the predetermined period is in a predefined period and a case where the predetermined period is outside the predefined period, and
• receiving, by the CPU, a standard radio wave, and determine whether or not a use period specified by the received standard radio wave is a predetermined period, and the predetermined period is any one of a plurality of periods set in an order in which the degree of degradation is high.

A rental fee setting system comprising:

• an electric vehicle in which a power storage device is mounted;
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• a server comprising a central processing unit (CPU) and communicating wirelessly with the electric vehicle, and configured to set a rental fee of the electric vehicle, the server being configured to
• store (i) an indication whether or not a utilization manner of the power storage device is rental and (ii) an indication whether a utilization manner of a vehicle portion of the electric vehicle other than the power storage device is rental,
• set a first rental fee and a second rental fee based on at least one of (i) an initial state of the power storage device at a time of start of utilization, (ii) a driving history of the electric vehicle during the utilization, and (iii) an environment history during the utilization, the first rental fee being a rental fee for a predetermined period when the utilization manner of the power storage device is rental, the second rental fee being a rental fee for the predetermined period when the utilization manner of the vehicle portion is rental,
• create a map in which a discount rate is set in accordance with a weight of the power storage device,
• set a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee based on the map when the weight of the power storage device at the time of start of the utilization is different,
• cause a battery monitoring unit of the electric vehicle to detect a voltage, a current and a temperature of the power storage device, and calculate a value of state of charge (SOC) of the power storage device by using the detected voltage, current and temperature of the power storage device with the battery monitoring unit of the electric vehicle,
• set at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee such that a larger discounted fee is set as the weight of the power storage device is smaller;
• set a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee between a case where a utilization region is in a predefined region until the predetermined period passes and a case where the utilization region is outside the predefined region until the predetermined period passes, the utilization region being specified from the environment history,
• receive a history of position acquired for each predetermined period during using the electric vehicle from a position information acquisition unit of the electric vehicle, and determine whether or not a use area specified by the history of the received position is a predetermined area, and the predetermined area is any one of a plurality of areas set in an order in which a degree of degradation is high,
• set a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee between a case where the predetermined period is in a predefined period and a case where the predetermined period is outside the predefined period, and
• receive a standard radio wave, and determine whether or not a use period specified by the received standard radio wave is a predetermined period, and the predetermined period is any one of a plurality of periods set in an order in which the degree of degradation is high.