Systems and methods for replacing a vehicle battery

1. A management system of a vehicle battery replacement system, comprising:

a plurality of battery replacement stations for replacing a depleted battery pack of an electric vehicle with a charged battery pack, wherein each battery replacement station includes a coordinating device, wherein the plurality of battery replacement stations includes a first station and a second station, and wherein the first station is a different type than the second station; and

a control system in communication with the coordinating devices of the battery replacement stations and a plurality of client devices, wherein the control system is configured to:

receive a request for a battery replacement operation from a client device; and

select a battery replacement station of the plurality of battery replacement stations for performing the battery replacement operation.

2. The management system of claim 1 , wherein the request for the battery replacement operation includes a location, and the control system selects the battery replacement station based on the location.

3. The management system of claim 2 , wherein the location is a location of the vehicle.

4. The management system of claim 1 , wherein the first station or the second station is configured to deliver the charged battery pack to a location of the vehicle at the time the request was sent.

5. The management system of claim 1 , wherein the first station or the second station includes a designated parking location for conducting the battery replacement operation.

6. The management system of claim 1 , wherein the battery replacement station further includes a battery pack queue comprising charged batteries.

7. The management system of claim 6 , wherein the charged batteries are stored at less than full charge, and

wherein a coordinating device is configured to provide an instruction to charge a selected battery pack to full charge based on the request for a battery replacement operation.

8. The management system of claim 1 , wherein the battery replacement station further includes a service provider configured to perform the battery replacement operation, wherein the service provider is a robotic cart.

9. The management system of claim 1 , wherein the client device is a mobile device.

10. The management system of claim 1 , wherein the client device is an on-board computer of the vehicle.

11. A battery replacement station, comprising:

a battery pack queue comprising partially-charged batteries stored at less than full charge;

a charging device; and

a coordinating device configured to:

receive, from a client device associated with a vehicle, a request to perform a battery replacement operation for the vehicle, wherein the request includes information about a type of the vehicle;

select, based on the request, a partially-charged battery from the battery pack queue to be used in the battery replacement operation for the vehicle, wherein the selected partially-charged battery is compatible with the type of the vehicle; and

charge, via the charging device and in response to receiving the request from the client device, the selected partially-charged battery to full charge for installation in the vehicle.

12. The battery replacement station of claim 11 , wherein the partially-charged batteries are stored at approximately 70% of full charge.

13. The battery replacement station of claim 11 , wherein the coordinating device is further configured to:

schedule the battery replacement operation for the vehicle at a future time, and wherein the selected partially-charged battery is charged to full charge for installation in the vehicle prior to the future time.

14. A method for replacing a battery pack of an electric vehicle, comprising:

receiving a request for a battery replacement operation from a client device, the request including status information; and

coordinating, by a processor, the battery replacement operation by selecting a battery replacement station from a plurality of battery replacement stations for performing the battery replacement operation based on the status information, wherein the plurality of battery replacement stations includes a first station and a second station, and wherein the first station is a different type than the second station, and

wherein the status information includes one or more of a location of the vehicle, a desired battery replacement station, a remaining battery charge, historical replacement information, battery availability information, or future travel information.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising sending a message to the client device, the message identifying the selected battery replacement station.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the message identifies a designated parking spot for performing the battery replacement operation.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the status information is a vehicle location and the battery replacement station is selected based on a proximity to the location.

18. The method of claim 14 , further including performing the battery replacement operation, including removing a depleted battery pack from the vehicle and connecting a charged battery pack to the vehicle.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein performing the battery replacement operation includes delivering the charged battery pack to a location of the vehicle at the time the request was received.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the battery replacement operation is performed by a robotic cart.