Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an acquirer configured to acquire first information indicating a remaining charge of a first battery that is detachably mounted in an electric vehicle and that supplies electric power for traveling of the electric vehicle and second information regarding a destination of the electric vehicle;

a travel route predictor configured to predict a travel route of the electric vehicle based on the second information acquired by the acquirer;

a determiner configured to refer to map information indicating, on a map, positions of a plurality of charging stations at which a second battery to be rented is charged and to determine a charging station, of the plurality of charging stations, at which the second battery can be rented as a replacement for the first battery mounted in the electric vehicle based on the travel route predicted by the travel route predictor;

a remaining charge predictor configured to predict a remaining charge of the first battery at a time point of arrival at the charging station; and

a selector configured to select the second battery to be rented at the charging station based on the remaining charge of the first battery predicted by the remaining charge predictor,

wherein the selector is configured to select the second battery corresponding to a one-level higher state of charge (SOC) range than a previously selected second battery in response to a determination that the remaining charge of the first battery predicted by the remaining charge predictor is less than a reference value.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the selector selects, as the second battery, a battery from a plurality of second batteries, the battery having a remaining charge determined to be sufficient for the electric vehicle to travel to a charging station at which it is predicted the electric vehicle will next have the battery replaced or to the destination of the electric vehicle.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case in which the selector selects a second battery for replacement for a second electric vehicle having a longer travel distance to a charging station at which a battery is replaced next or a longer travel distance to a destination than a first electric vehicle among a plurality of electric vehicles with a battery to be replaced at the charging station, the selector selects a battery having a larger remaining charge than the second battery for replacement for the first electric vehicle based on information indicating a remaining charge of the second battery at the charging station.

4. An information processing method for a computer, the method comprising:

acquiring first information indicating a remaining charge of a first battery that is detachably mounted in an electric vehicle and that supplies electric power for traveling of the electric vehicle and second information regarding a destination of the electric vehicle;

predicting a travel route of the electric vehicle based on the second information;

referring to map information indicating, on a map, positions of a plurality of charging stations at which a second battery to be rented is charged and determining a charging station, from among the plurality of charging stations, at which the second battery can be rented as a replacement for the first battery based on the travel route;

predicting a remaining charge of the first battery at a time point of arrival at the charging station;

selecting the second battery to be rented at the charging station based on the remaining charge of the first battery predicted by the predicting; and

in response to determining that the remaining charge of the first battery predicted by the predicting is less than a reference value, selecting the second battery corresponding to a one-level higher state of charge (SOC) range than a previously selected second battery.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable transitory storage medium for storing a program causing a computer to perform:

acquiring first information indicating a remaining charge of a first battery that is detachably mounted in an electric vehicle and supplies electric power for traveling of the electric vehicle and second information regarding a destination of the electric vehicle;

predicting a travel route of the electric vehicle based on the second information;

referring to map information indicating, on a map, positions of a plurality of charging stations at which a second battery to be rented is charged and determining a charging station, of the plurality of charging stations, at which the second battery can be rented as a replacement for the first battery based on the travel route;

predicting a remaining charge of the first battery at a time point of arrival at the charging station;

selecting the second battery to be rented at the charging station based on the remaining charge of the first battery predicted by the predicting; and

in response to determining that the remaining charge of the first battery predicted by the predicting is less than a reference value, selecting the second battery corresponding to a one-level higher state of charge (SOC) range than a previously selected second battery.