ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,789, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to InductEV Inc. (King of Prussia, Pa.).

"Strategic opportunity charging for on-route electric vehicles" was invented by Anthony Calabro (Devon, Pa.), Francis J. McMahon (Malvern, Pa.), Kyle R. Abramowitz (Berwyn, Pa.) and Matthew L. Ward (Exton, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage medium for improving the efficiency of charging a fleet of electric vehicle (EV) that follow a prescribed route. The efficiency of charging the fleet of electric vehicle is improved by receiving telemetry data from the fleet of EVs, receiving charger data from a plurality of ...