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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Gopowerev Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Reister, Palo Alto, CA (US);
GoPowerEV Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of operating an electric vehicle charging system can be provided by receiving a request to initiate a charging session for an electric vehicle associated with a registered user of a tenant electric vehicle charging system, allocating a receptacle of a outlet to the charging session to provide an allocated smart outlet, initiating supply of electrical power to the electric vehicle associated with the registered user via the allocated smart outlet responsive to the request to begin the charging session, monitoring the supply of electrical power to the electric vehicle to determine a cost associated with the charging session, receiving a request to terminate the charging session for the electric vehicle; determining a total cost for the charging session; and requesting payment of the total cost for the charging session.