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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2024
Applicant:

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US);

Inventors:

Aaron Williams, Congerville, IL (US);

Joseph Robert Brannan, Bloomington, IL (US);

John R. Donovan, Bloomington, IL (US);

Brian N. Harvey, Bloomington, IL (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 1/02 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00735 (2013.01); B60L 1/02 (2013.01); B60W 60/0016 (2020.02); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02);
Abstract

Methods and systems for providing emergency heating in an electric vehicle (EV) running out of power are described herein. An on-board computer or mobile device in an EV may determine that an amount of charge remaining for powering the EV is below a threshold charge level. The on-board computer or mobile device may then route the remaining amount of charge to power a heating system in the EV to maintain a temperature in the EV above a threshold temperature level, and shut down power to other components within the EV.


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