Patent ID: 8061626

Claim:
A remote climate control system for an electric vehicle without a combustion engine and comprising a rechargeable electrical power source and an electrical ventilation blower selectively powered thereby, a sensor associated with the rechargeable electrical power source, a data communications bus extending throughout the electric vehicle, and at least one of the electrical ventilation blower and the sensor coupled to the data communications bus, the remote climate control system comprising: a remote transmitter; a receiver to be positioned at the electric vehicle for receiving signals from said remote transmitter; and 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 ventilation blower responsive to the sensor and said remote transmitter; said vehicle remote climate controller configured to enable the electrical ventilation blower based upon the sensor sensing the rechargeable electrical power source being coupled to an external power source.