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Application US20190156409


Published 2019-05-23

Rental Fee Setting Apparatus, Rental Fee Setting Method And Rental Fee Setting System

A management server is configured to perform a process including: setting a basic fee of a first monthly fee when a utilization manner is battery lease; setting discount rates based on the weight, capacity, manufacturer, degree of initial deterioration, amount of power consumption, number of times of performing quick electric charging, utilization region, and utilization period of the battery; determining the first monthly fee; setting a basic fee of a second monthly fee when the utilization manner is vehicle lease; setting discount rates based on the weight of the battery, a utilization region of the vehicle, and a utilization period; determining the second monthly fee; and determining a total monthly fee.



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  • 1. A rental fee setting apparatus for an electric vehicle in which a power storage device is mounted, the rental fee setting apparatus comprising: a storage device configured to store (i) an indication as to whether or not a utilization manner of the power storage device is rental and (ii) an indication as to whether a utilization manner of a vehicle portion of the electric vehicle other than the power storage device is rental; and a setting device configured to set a first rental fee and a second rental fee in accordance with at least one of (i) an initial state of the power storage device at a time of start of utilization, (ii) a driving history of the electric vehicle during the utilization, and (iii) an environment history during the utilization, the first rental fee being a rental fee for a predetermined period when the utilization manner of the power storage device is rental, the second rental fee being a rental fee for the predetermined period when the utilization manner of the vehicle portion is rental.

  • 9. A method for setting a rental fee of an electric vehicle in which a power storage device is mounted, the method comprising: storing (i) an indication as to whether or not a utilization manner of the power storage device is rental and (ii) an indication as to whether a utilization manner of a vehicle portion of the electric vehicle other than the power storage device is rental; and setting a first rental fee and a second rental fee in accordance with at least one of (i) an initial state of the power storage device at a time of start of utilization, (ii) a driving history of the electric vehicle during the utilization, and (iii) an environment history during the utilization, the first rental fee being a rental fee for a predetermined period when the utilization manner of the power storage device is rental, the second rental fee being a rental fee for the predetermined period when the utilization manner of the vehicle portion is rental.

  • 10. A rental fee setting system comprising: an electric vehicle in which a power storage device is mounted; and a server configured to set a rental fee of the electric vehicle, the server being configured to store (i) an indication as to whether or not a utilization manner of the power storage device is rental and (ii) an indication as to whether a utilization manner of a vehicle portion of the electric vehicle other than the power storage device is rental, and set a first rental fee and a second rental fee in accordance with at least one of (i) an initial state of the power storage device at a time of start of utilization, (ii) a driving history of the electric vehicle during the utilization, and (iii) an environment history during the utilization, the first rental fee being a rental fee for a predetermined period when the utilization manner of the power storage device is rental, the second rental fee being a rental fee for the predetermined period when the utilization manner of the vehicle portion is rental.