Battery use optimization utilizing a reserve fleet

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PATENT NO 9440550
APP PUB NO 20140232340A1
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14346830

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A system for the management of a fleet of battery powered vehicles using a paradigm of a reserve pool of vehicles as opposed to a reserve fleet of batteries. In this system, a reserve pool of vehicles is always maintained in a ready state such that vehicles being returned with depleted batteries may be replaced with a vehicle having a fully-charged battery. The system maintains a balance between reserve fleet size and charging time (and therefore the life of the batteries) to provide optimal performance and cost savings. The system has the added advantages of capital efficiency in that that the time and labor required to change batteries, and the need to maintain extra batteries is eliminated.

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PHILADELPHIA SCIENTIFIC LLC207 PROGRESS DRIVE MONTGOMERYVILLE PA 18936

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Jones, Duncan Manchester, GB 8 60

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