Vehicle activation systems and methods for electric vehicles
AssigneeTaiga Motors Inc.
InventorGabriel BERNATCHEZ
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Abstract
Methods and systems for activating electric vehicles are provided. One method includes, in response to a first command to activate the vehicle, transitioning the vehicle from an inactive state to a wake state where a controller of the vehicle is activated and the vehicle is prevented from being propelled by an electric motor of the vehicle. The method also includes, in response to receiving a second command to activate the vehicle after receiving the first command, transitioning the vehicle from the wake state to a ready state where the vehicle is permitted to be propelled by the electric motor.
Claims21
-26. (canceled)
A method of activating an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- when the electric vehicle is in an inactive state, receiving a first command to activate the electric vehicle;
- in response to the first command, transitioning the electric vehicle from the inactive state to a wake state where:
- a controller of the electric vehicle is activated;
- the electric vehicle is prevented from being propelled by an electric motor configured to propel the electric vehicle;
- and
- regenerative braking of the electric motor is caused when the electric vehicle is in motion causing back-driving of the electric motor;
- after receiving the first command, receiving a second command to activate the electric vehicle;
- and
- in response to the second command, transitioning the electric vehicle from the wake state to a ready state where the electric vehicle is permitted to be propelled by the electric motor.
A vehicle activation system for an electric vehicle, the vehicle activation system comprising:
- an operator interface for receiving a first command and a second command to activate the electric vehicle;
- one or more data processors operatively connected to the operator interface;
- and
- non-transitory machine-readable memory storing instructions executable by the one or more data processors and configured to cause the one or more data processors to:
- in response to receiving the first command to activate the electric vehicle when the electric vehicle is in an inactive state:
- cause the electric vehicle to be prevented from being propelled by an electric motor configured to propel the electric vehicle;
- and
- cause regenerative braking of the electric motor when the electric vehicle is in motion causing back-driving of the electric motor;
- and
- in response to receiving the second command to activate the electric vehicle after receiving the first command, cause the electric vehicle to be permitted to be propelled by the electric motor.
An electric powersport vehicle comprising:
- an electric motor configured to propel the electric powersport vehicle;
- an operator interface for receiving a first command and a second command to activate the electric powersport vehicle;
- and
- a controller operatively connected to the operator interface, the controller being configured to:
- in response to the first command to activate the electric powersport vehicle being received via the operator interface:
- cause the electric powersport vehicle to be prevented from being propelled by the electric motor;
- and
- cause regenerative braking of the electric motor when the electric powersport vehicle is in motion causing back-driving of the electric motor;
- and
- in response to the second command to activate the electric powersport vehicle being received via the operator interface after receiving the first command, cause the electric powersport vehicle to be permitted to be propelled by the electric motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.