Energy management method for electric commercial vehicles

An energy management system for an electric vehicle, the system comprising:

• a processor circuit;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor circuit, the memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to:
• obtain, from a grid interface, grid data indicative of an energy purchase price, an energy re-sale price, and a plurality of charging locations;
• obtain, from a vehicle management controller, vehicle data indicative of mission information, an energy requirement associated with the mission, and an estimated charging time based on the energy requirement and a stored energy amount stored by the electric vehicle;
• and
• generate, based on the grid data and the vehicle data, a strategy for charging and energy re-sale, the strategy comprising machine-readable instructions that cause the processor circuit to:
• select at least one charging location of the plurality of charging locations;
• and
• select at least one charging time for charging the electric vehicle at the selected charging location;
• and
• transmit information indicative of the strategy to the electric vehicle.

An electric vehicle comprising:

• a processor circuit;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor circuit, the memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to:
• obtain, from a grid interface, grid data indicative of an energy purchase price, an energy re-sale price, and a plurality of charging locations;
• obtain, from a vehicle management controller, vehicle data indicative of mission information, an energy requirement associated with the mission, and an estimated charging time based on the energy requirement and a stored energy amount stored by the electric vehicle;
• generate, based on the grid data and the vehicle data, a strategy for charging and energy re-sale, the strategy comprising machine-readable instructions that cause the processor circuit to:
• select at least one charging location of the plurality of charging locations;
• and
• select at least one charging time for charging the electric vehicle at the selected charging location;
• and
• operate the electric vehicle based on the strategy to:
• cause the electric vehicle to travel to the at least one selected charging location;
• and
• cause the electric vehicle to charge at the at least one selected charging station at the at least one selected time.