Power management of industrial electric vehicles

Abstract

Described herein are industrial electric vehicles and methods of operating thereof. An industrial electric vehicle comprises a battery and a range extender. The range extender is operated while the industrial electric vehicle travels through each range-extender portion and, in some examples, not in other route portions. Each range-extender portion is identified based on various route parameters such as range-extender exclusion zones, uphill and downhill portions, expected vehicle speeds and weight, expected traffic, and the like. Using specific range-extender portions allows minimizing the total use of the range extender, saving fuel, reducing emissions, and reducing noise in certain areas. In some examples, route parameters are aggregated from a fleet of industrial electric vehicles, which have been driven on the same route. In some examples, range-extender portions are being determined or updated while the industrial electric vehicle travels along the route, e.g., based on revised route parameters and/or vehicle parameters.

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