Dynamic battery charge strategy utilizing current and predicted vehicle and environmental conditions

A system comprising:

• a vehicle comprising a primary powertrain comprising a fuel-fed engine coupled to a primary drive axle;
• an electric drive powertrain comprising a battery system coupled to an electric drive axle;
• and an electric drive powertrain controller configured to collect vehicle data and control operation of the electric drive powertrain;
• and
• a cloud computing system connected in wireless communication with the electric drive powertrain and one or more external data sources, wherein the cloud computing system is configured to receive the vehicle data from the electric drive powertrain controller;
• selectively receive external data from the one or more external data sources;
• determine whether a slip condition exists on a route of the vehicle based on the vehicle data, the external data, or a combination thereof and to predict a likelihood that the vehicle will slip or lose traction over the route;
• determine an electric drive powertrain configuration for the vehicle based on the slip condition;
• and communicate the electric drive powertrain configuration to the electric drive powertrain controller;
• wherein the electric drive powertrain controller is configured to operate the electric drive powertrain in accordance with the electric drive powertrain configuration.