Patent ID: 11867520
Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 9:
10. A vehicle comprising:
at least one power cell configured to provide electrical power;
a drive system configured to control one or more wheels of the vehicle to motivate, accelerate, decelerate, stop, and steer the vehicle, wherein the drive system includes an electrical power system including at least one rotating electromagnetic device configured to engage one or more of the wheels and further configured to generate electrical power in response to rotation of the one or more wheels and to supply the generated electrical power to charge the at least one power cell; and
a computing system operably coupled with at least one of the rotating electromagnetic device and the at least one power cell and including a computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions configured to:
receive towing data efficiency data, and charging data from a data store, wherein the towing data comprises fuel usage data and fees for towing different types of towed vehicles, the efficiency data is used to determine costs of towing the vehicle based on how operating the at least one rotating electromagnetic device of the vehicle affects a load on a towing vehicle, and the charging data is used to determine an extent to which the at least one rotating electromagnetic device should be operated to provide a desired level of charge to the at least one power cell of the vehicle;
based on the received towing data, efficiency data, and charging data, identify a quantity of charging energy to be supplied to the at least one power cell of the vehicle by the at least one rotating electromagnetic device of the vehicle generating and supplying electrical power to charge the at least one power cell of the vehicle while the vehicle is towed by the towing vehicle; and
determine a quantity of towing energy expendable by the towing vehicle in towing the vehicle to provide the quantity of charging energy to the at least one power cell of the vehicle;
wherein the at least one power cell is adapted to receive the identified quantity of charging energy.