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

Claim 17:
18. A method comprising:
receiving 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 a towed vehicle based on how operating at least one rotating electromagnetic device of the towed 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 at least one power cell of the vehicle;
based on the received towing data, efficiency data, and charging data, providing a quantity of charging energy to the at least one power cell of the towed vehicle being towed by the towing vehicle resulting from the at least one rotating electromagnetic device of the towed vehicle generating and supplying electrical power to the at least one power cell; and
determining a quantity of towing energy expendable by the towing vehicle as result of the at least one rotating electromagnetic device of the towed vehicle generating and supplying electrical power to the at least one power cell.