Remote climate control device including electrical AC unit for an electric vehicle and associated methods

A remote climate control system for an electric vehicle without a combustion engine and comprising a rechargeable electrical power source and an electrical AC unit selectively powered thereby, a sensor associated with the rechargeable electrical power source, a passenger compartment to be cooled by the electrical AC unit, and a data communications bus extending throughout the electric vehicle, the electrical air conditioning (AC) unit coupled to the data communications bus, the remote climate control system comprising:

• a remote transmitter comprising a remote handheld transmitter to be carried by a user when away from the vehicle;
• a receiver to be positioned at the electric vehicle for receiving signals from said remote transmitter;
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• a vehicle remote climate controller cooperating with said receiver and to be coupled to the data communications bus extending within the electric vehicle for communication thereover to selectively operate the electrical AC unit responsive to the sensor and said remote transmitter for cooling the passenger compartment;
• said vehicle remote climate controller enables the electrical AC unit based upon the sensor sensing the rechargeable electrical power source being coupled to an external power source.

A remote climate control system for an electric vehicle without a combustion engine and comprising a rechargeable electrical power source and an electrical air conditioning (AC) unit selectively powered thereby, a sensor associated with the rechargeable electrical power source, a passenger compartment to be cooled by the electrical AC unit, and a data communications bus extending throughout the electric vehicle, the sensor coupled to the data communications bus, the remote climate control system comprising:

• a remote transmitter comprising a remote handheld transmitter to be carried by a user when away from the vehicle;
• a receiver to be positioned at the electric vehicle for receiving signals from said remote transmitter;
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• a vehicle remote climate controller cooperating with said receiver and to be coupled to the data communications bus extending within the electric vehicle for communication thereover to selectively operate the electrical AC unit responsive to the sensor and said remote transmitter for cooling the passenger compartment;
• said vehicle remote climate controller enables the electrical AC unit based upon the sensor sensing the rechargeable electrical power source being coupled to an external power source.