Method and system for detecting battery type and capacity and automatically adjusting related vehicle parameters

An electric vehicle comprising:

• a body configured to interchangeably accommodate at least two different types of batteries comprising a plurality of modules, each module comprising a plurality of batteries of a first type arranged into a first battery module that is interchangeable with a plurality of batteries of at least a second type arranged into a second battery module, the at least second type of batteries being different from the first type of batteries, and both the first type and the at least second type of batteries each separately configured to supply power to the vehicle;
• a battery management system for monitoring the plurality of modules;
• a plurality of vehicle subsystems;
• a processor configured to communicate with the battery management system and with one or more of the plurality of vehicle subsystems via a vehicle communication protocol, each of the processor, the battery management system and the one or more vehicle subsystems having an input and output, and
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive at least one input parameter from the battery modules arranged in the body of the vehicle via the vehicle communication protocol;
• determine at least a type and capacity of battery modules arranged in the vehicle based on the received one or more input parameters;
• adjust output parameters to the battery management system and the one or more vehicle subsystems based on the at least determined type and capacity of battery modules, and output the adjusted output parameters to the battery management system and the one or more vehicle subsystems via the vehicle communication protocol.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored computer executable instructions, wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by a computer, directs a computer to perform a method for adjusting vehicle parameters based on a type of battery modules inserted into a vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving at least one input parameter from the battery modules arranged in the vehicle of the vehicle via a vehicle communication protocol;
• determining at least a type and capacity of battery modules arranged in the vehicle based on the received one or more input parameters;
• adjusting output parameters to a battery management system configured to monitor the modules and one or more vehicle subsystems based on the at least determined type and capacity of battery modules, and
• outputting the adjusted output parameters to the battery management system and the one or more vehicle subsystems via the vehicle communication protocol.