Rental fee setting apparatus, method and system

A method for setting a rental fee for an electric vehicle including a power storage device mounted therein, the method comprising:

• storing a utilization history of the electric vehicle while rented;
• and
• setting a rental fee depending on a ratio of a non-traveling period of time of the electric vehicle to a utilizing period of time of the electric vehicle,
• the non-traveling period of time including a period of time of the utilizing period of time, for which the electric vehicle is stopped and the power storage device is neither charged nor discharged.

A rental fee setting system comprising:

• an electric vehicle including a power storage device mounted therein;
• and
• a server configured to set a rental fee for the electric vehicle,
• the server being configured to:
• store a utilization history of the electric vehicle while rented;
• and
• set a rental fee depending on a ratio of a non-traveling period of time of the electric vehicle to a utilizing period of time of the electric vehicle,
• the non-traveling period of time including a period of time of the utilizing period of time, for which the electric vehicle is stopped and the power storage device is neither charged nor discharged.