Electric vehicle driving range optimizer

1 . A method, comprising:

receiving driving range optimization settings for an electric vehicle;

collecting vehicle data corresponding to a driving state of the electric vehicle;

determining an estimated driving range based on the vehicle data;

determining a vehicle driving state adjustment that extends the estimated driving range to an adjusted driving range;

determining that the adjusted driving range satisfies a threshold;

based on the determination that the adjusted driving range satisfies the threshold, selecting, based on the driving range optimization settings, a first implementation method for the vehicle driving state adjustment or a second implementation method for the vehicle driving state adjustment, wherein the first implementation method automatically implements the vehicle driving state adjustment and the second implementation method generates a notification having an option for a user to implement the vehicle driving state adjustment, wherein selecting the implementation method based on the driving range optimization settings comprises selecting the implementation method based on a driver profile of a driver of the electric vehicle; and

implementing the vehicle driving state adjustment according to the selected implementation method.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle driving state adjustment includes at least one of:

reducing vehicle speed;

limiting the vehicle speed;

changing a throttle map;

reducing an auxiliary electrical load; or

changing a route.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein reducing the auxiliary electrical load comprises reducing use of at least one of:

an air conditioner;

internal lighting;

non-essential external lighting;

an entertainment system; or

auxiliary accessory charging.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the implementation method based on the driving range optimization settings comprises determining the implementation method based on at least one of:

an improvement of the adjusted driving range over the estimated driving range;

a type of the electric vehicle;

an automation level of the electric vehicle; or

an environmental factor.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving an indication of a driving state of at least one other electric vehicle in a fleet including the electric vehicle; and

determining the implementation method based on the driving state of the at least one other electric vehicle in the fleet.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the implementation method comprises providing the notification to a driver of the electric vehicle.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein providing the notification comprises providing a persistent notification requiring a driver action to be dismissed.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the implementation method comprises providing the notification to a fleet management application.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving, from the fleet management application, an indication of a selection of the option to perform the vehicle driving state adjustment; and

performing the vehicle driving state adjustment.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle data comprises:

sensor data from at least one of:

at least one sensor on the electric vehicle; or

at least one sensor on at least one other electric vehicle in a fleet including the electric vehicle; and

a vehicle parameter derived from the sensor data, the vehicle parameter comprises at least one of:

battery state of charge;

an energy consumption rate;

an energy efficiency factor;

driver historical behavior;

climate control usage; or

auxiliary accessory usage.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein determining the estimated driving range comprises determining the estimated driving range based on:

the vehicle parameter;

a battery capacity; and

at least one of:

a route;

a navigation time;

terrain data; or

an environmental factor.

12 . An electric vehicle, comprising:

a battery;

sensors; and

an edge electronic control unit comprising:

at least one processing unit; and

a memory including instructions, which when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the at least one processing unit to:

collect vehicle data from the sensors corresponding to a driving state of the electric vehicle;

determine an estimated driving range based on a capacity of the battery and the vehicle data;

determine a vehicle driving state adjustment that extends the estimated driving range to an adjusted driving range;

receive driving range optimization settings for the electric vehicle;

determine that the adjusted driving range satisfies a threshold;

based on the determination that the adjusted driving range satisfies the threshold, select, based on the driving range optimization settings, a first implementation method for the vehicle driving state adjustment or a second implementation method for the vehicle driving state adjustment, wherein the first implementation method automatically implements the vehicle driving state adjustment and the second implementation method generates a notification having an option for a user to implement the vehicle driving state adjustment, wherein selecting the implementation method based on the driving range optimization settings comprises selecting the implementation method based on an improvement of the adjusted driving range over the estimated driving range; and

implement the vehicle driving state adjustment according to the selected implementation method.

13 . The electric vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the vehicle driving state adjustment includes at least one of:

reducing vehicle speed;

limiting the vehicle speed;

changing a throttle map;

reducing an auxiliary electrical load; or

changing a route.

14 . The electric vehicle of claim 13 , wherein reducing the auxiliary electrical load comprises reducing use of at least one of:

climate control;

internal lighting;

non-essential external lighting;

an entertainment system; or

auxiliary accessory charging.

15 . The electric vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the driving range optimization settings define at least one of:

a type of the electric vehicle;

a driver profile of a driver of the electric vehicle;

an automation level of the electric vehicle;

a preferred mode of interaction;

an action preference; or

a notification type preference.

16 . The electric vehicle of claim 12 , wherein:

the first implementation method comprises at least one of:

providing the notification to a driver of the electric vehicle to perform the vehicle driving state adjustment; or

providing the notification to a fleet management application to perform the vehicle driving state adjustment; and

the second implementation method comprises instructing a vehicle control unit of the electric vehicle to automatically perform the vehicle driving state adjustment.

17 . A system, comprising:

at least one processing unit; and

a memory including instructions, which when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the system to:

collect vehicle data corresponding to a first driving state of a first electric vehicle and a second driving state of a second electric vehicle;

determine a first estimated driving range for the first electric vehicle and a second estimated driving range for the second electric vehicle based on the vehicle data;

determine a first vehicle driving state adjustment and a second vehicle driving state adjustment, where the first vehicle driving state adjustment extends the first estimated driving range to a first adjusted driving range and the second vehicle driving state adjustment extends the second estimated driving range to a second adjusted driving range;

determine that the first adjusted driving range meets a first threshold and the second adjusted driving range meets a second threshold;

receive fleet settings for the first electric vehicle and the second electric vehicle;

determine, based on the fleet settings, a first implementation method for the first vehicle driving state adjustment and a second implementation method for the second vehicle driving state adjustment;

based on the determination that the first adjusted driving range meets the first threshold, cause the first vehicle driving state adjustment to be implemented according to the first implementation method; and

based on the determination that the second adjusted driving range meets the second threshold, cause the second vehicle driving state adjustment to be implemented according to the second implementation method, which is different from the first implementation method.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein:

the first implementation method comprises providing a notification to a driver of the electric vehicle to perform the first vehicle driving state adjustment; and

the second implementation method comprises instructing the second vehicle to automatically perform the second vehicle driving state adjustment.

19 . The system of claim 17 , wherein:

the first vehicle driving state adjustment comprises at least one of:

reducing a speed of the first electric vehicle;

setting a limit on the speed of the first electric vehicle;

changing a throttle map of the first electric vehicle;

reducing an auxiliary electrical load of the first electric vehicle; or

changing a route of the first electric vehicle; and

the second vehicle driving state adjustment comprises at least one of:

reducing a speed of the second electric vehicle;

setting a limit on the speed of the second electric vehicle;

changing a throttle map of the second electric vehicle;

reducing an auxiliary electrical load of the second electric vehicle; or

changing a route of the second electric vehicle.