Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Stephanie Singer

Philip Michael Gonzales

John Sturza

Abdul Lateef

Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam

Dylan Erb

Seth Loveall

Charles Honick

Chuck Honick

Jennifer Fredericks

Saeid Loghavi

This disclosure relates to an access cover detection circuit for an electrified vehicle component and a corresponding method. An exemplary component of an electrified vehicle includes an access cover configured to selectively open and close relative to the component, and a circuit configured to indicate whether the access cover is open. The circuit includes a light sensitive electronic component.

Access cover detection circuit for electrified vehicle component and corresponding method

A busbar assembly includes a mesh busbar configured to electrically couple a first component to a second component. An electrical coupling method including securing a mesh busbar to a first component and a second component to electrical couple the first component to the second component.

Mesh busbar and electrical coupling method using same

A fleet charging system includes a plurality of chargers. A controller is programmed to predict charge demand for fleet and nonfleet vehicles over a predetermined time interval. The controller generates a charge strategy for the predetermined time interval that minimizes a total energy cost and includes storing energy in the fleet vehicles for sale to the nonfleet vehicles. The controller charges and discharges the fleet and nonfleet vehicles according to the charge strategy.

System and method for battery-electric vehicle fleet charging

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