公开(公告)号：US20190143828A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US16184623

申请日：2018-11-08

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Hiroki SAWADA ,  Masato TAMAOKI ,  Eisuke ANDO ,  Masato ENDO ,  Kuniaki HASEGAWA

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/36 ,  H02J7/00 ,  G06Q10/02

Abstract: An information providing system includes a plurality of vehicle, a charging station, and a management server. The management server is configured to communicate with the plurality of vehicles and the charging station. Each of the vehicles allows charging of a power storage device mounted therein using electric power from the charging station and performs inter-vehicle charging for charging another vehicle using electric power of the power storage device. The management server obtains a congestion degree in the charging station and a destination of a vehicle. When a charging station is installed as an annex at a destination of the vehicle, and when the congestion degree exceeds a threshold value, the management server selects a candidate vehicle capable of performing inter-vehicle charging from among other vehicles that aim at a destination identical to the destination of the vehicle, and transmits information about the selected candidate vehicle to the vehicle.