Patent ID: 9393857
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B60K,B60L,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A vehicular system, comprising: a vehicle comprising a drive system, a power system, a power source receiving area and an electronic system; the drive system including an electric motor, the drive system configured to move the vehicle; the power system including an electrical component and a quantity of discrete power source modules, the power system configured to power the drive system during at least a first mode and a second mode, the power system operable to power the drive system using the quantity of the power source modules during the first mode, and the power system operable to power the drive system using a subset of the quantity of the power source modules during the second mode; the power source receiving area configured to receive the quantity of power source modules; the power source securing member including a plurality of power source coupling devices positioned within the power source receiving area, a first of the power source coupling devices configured to releaseably secure a first of the power source modules to the vehicle and electrically coupled the first of the power source modules to the electrical component, and a second of the power source coupling devices configured to releaseably secure a second of the power source modules to the vehicle and electrically coupled the second of the power source modules to the electrical component; and the electronic system including a computing device and a user interface, the computing device configured to determine a vehicle power consumption factor and provide a recommendation based on the determined vehicle power consumption factor, and the user interface configured to present the recommendation to an individual; wherein the recommendation communicates to the individual a recommended number of the power source modules to be configured with the vehicle, the recommended number of the power source modules is equal to the quantity of the power source modules during the first mode, and the recommended number of the power source modules is equal to the subset of the quantity of the power source modules during the second mode.