Method

A method performed by an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being used for providing a rush power supply service that dispatches a power supply vehicle to supply power to a vehicle of a user, the method comprising:

• accepting from the user a designation of one or more power supply conditions under which the user requests power supply to the vehicle;
• determining a date and time at which the one or more power supply conditions are predicted to be satisfied as a scheduled power supply date and time;
• notifying the user of the scheduled power supply date and time;
• notifying, upon accepting a request to change the scheduled power supply date and time from the user, the user of one or more available time slots selected based on a dispatch cost of the power supply vehicle from among a plurality of available time slots during which the power supply vehicle can be dispatched;
• and
• changing the scheduled power supply date and time to an available time slot selected by the user from among the one or more available time slots.