Patent ID: 11872896
Assignee: HYSTER-YALE GROUP, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An electric vehicle comprising:
a vehicle system manager;
a vehicle mounted electrical energy source status determining unit configured to (i) communicate with the vehicle system manager and (ii) determine an energy depletion of a first type of electrical energy source;
an electrical energy source communication system configured to provide communication between a second type of electrical energy source and the vehicle system manager;
wherein the vehicle system manager is programmed to detect whether a signal is received from the second type of electrical energy source via the electrical energy source communication system;
wherein the vehicle system manager is further programmed to generate a type signal based on whether a signal is received from the second type of electrical energy source via the electrical energy source communication system, wherein the type signal indicates the first type of electrical energy source if a signal is not received via the electrical energy source communication system and the type signal indicates the second type of electrical energy source if a signal is received via the electrical energy source communication system;
wherein the vehicle system manager is further programmed to use electrical energy source information from the vehicle mounted electrical energy source status determining unit in response to the type signal indicating the first type of electrical energy source; and
wherein the vehicle system manager is further programmed to use electrical energy source information from an energy source mounted electrical energy source status determining unit in response to the type signal indicating the second type of electrical energy source.