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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A selector is to choose a target facility from the at least one facility based on a supplier position and a quantity of the energy suppliable. A distance calculator is to calculate a vehicle-facility distance from a current position to a facility position of a target energy supplier. A drivable range calculator is to calculate a drivable range of a vehicle based on a quantity of energy stored in an energy storage. A determining device is to determine whether or not to permit a power supplier to supply an electrical energy to an external device based on the vehicle-facility distance and the drivable range to control electricity supply from the power supplier to the external device.