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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Peter Loeffler, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Frank Peters, Frechen, DE;
Thomas Birkenbeil, Hennef, DE;
Guido Feuser, Bonn, DE;
Frank Mast, Mannheim, DE;
Yiyi Xiang, Cologne, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to electricity usage. A device may determine the electric or a hybrid-electric motor vehicle is charged at one or more charging locations. The device may determine a cost associated with electricity applicable at the time of the charging at the one or more charging locations. The device may determine a billing period associated with the electricity cost, wherein the billing period is at least one month. The device may cause the prediction of electricity costs expected to arise by an end of a current billing period as a result of charging the vehicle at the one or more charging locations. The device may display, on a user display device, information associated with the prediction of electricity costs.