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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2019
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Matthew Coburn, Milford, MI (US);
Brian Gase, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Mohamad Jeffery Hammoud, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Luke James Mack, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Paul Hoste, White Lake, MI (US);
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Electric vehicles indicate charge levels in different ways. A lighting control module is communicatively is configured to illuminate an exterior light of an electric vehicle to indicate a charge status of a battery for the electric vehicle. The charge status is indicated based on varying an intensity of the exterior light, based on illuminating a subset of the exterior lights, and/or based on an animation. The display of the charge indicator varies based on a location of the vehicle, the presence of a person in proximity to the vehicle, and/or a charger connected to the vehicle.