TW202147220A - Method for renting and returning electric car located near the exit of a transfer station of public transportation - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for renting and returning an electric car, which includes: using an application of a mobile device by a user at a car renting starting time point to start renting an electric car located near the exit of a transfer station of public transportation; when returning the car, a server determines whether the difference between the car renting starting time point and the station exit time point of the most recent ride record of the user using an electronic ticket to ride the public transportation is less than a predetermined time interval, if yes, the server determines whether the user is entitled to a rental discount, and calculates the rental discount amount for which the user must pay; then after the user pays the rental discount amount with the electronic ticket, the server ends the car returning procedure.

Description

How to rent and return electric vehicles

The present invention relates to a method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle, in particular to a method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle involving electronic fences and transfer privileges.

In recent years, environmental protection awareness has risen. In view of the increasingly serious effects of global warming and climate change caused by greenhouse gases, in order to arouse the public to participate in energy conservation and carbon reduction, the government actively plans the development of public transportation, and actively seeks to improve public transportation (such as the Czech Republic). to encourage the public to take public transportation as much as possible, so as to reduce the use of private transportation.

However, no matter how convenient the above-mentioned public transportation means, such as the MRT, users will eventually face the problem of how to reach the final destination after stepping out of the MRT station. If the destination is only a few minutes' walk away from the MRT station, users will naturally be happy to take the MRT. However, if the exit of the MRT station is still hundreds of meters or even more than one kilometer away from the destination, the user naturally does not like to take the MRT, but would rather drive or ride a private motorcycle to complete the entire trip. Therefore, in view of the current design of the public transportation system, it is still unable to fully take into account the needs of the last mile of traffic transfer after stepping out of the exits of the interchange stations, which leads to the use of such last-mile traffic transfer needs. The willingness of people to take the public transportation is low. Therefore, it is necessary to find a solution.

[The problem to be solved by the invention]

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle.

[Technical means to solve problems]

Therefore, the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle in the technique of claim 1 of the present invention is suitable for allowing a user to rent and return an electric vehicle installed beside an energy station, wherein the energy station is installed in a public Near the exit of a transfer station of the means of transportation, the energy station is provided with an inductive card reader for inductively reading an electronic ticket of the user. The method for renting and returning an electric vehicle includes the following steps: (a) in After the user operates an application program of his mobile device to select the electric vehicle, the mobile device transmits a car rental request to a server, wherein the car rental request includes a time point of starting the car rental, a user identification of the user code, and an electric vehicle identification code of the electric vehicle bound to the user identification code; (b) the server causes the electric vehicle to enter an on state according to the rental request, so that the user can The electric vehicle rides on the road; (c) after the user operates a return option of the application, the mobile device transmits a return request to the server, and then after the server verifies that the return request is correct , start a car return procedure; (d) in the car return procedure, when the user makes the electronic ticket sensed by the inductive card reader, the inductive card reader obtains an electronic ticket from the electronic ticket induction ticket identification code; (e) the energy station transmits the electronic ticket identification code to the server; (f) the server determines whether the transaction records to which the electronic ticket identification code belongs include at least one transaction indicating that the public will take the bus The boarding record of the means of transportation; (g) in the case where the determination result of this step (f) is yes, the server determines the departure time between the starting time of the car rental and one of the latest boarding records in the at least one boarding record Whether the difference between the points is less than a predetermined time interval, if so, the server determines that the user is entitled to a rental discount, and calculates a rental discount amount that the user should pay; and (h) when the proximity card reader After sensing the electronic ticket to deduct the rental discount amount from a stored value balance of the electronic ticket, the server ends the vehicle return procedure and causes the electric vehicle to enter a power-off state.

The method for renting and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 2 of the present invention, when the electric vehicle is not rented, is located in an electronic fence area, and the electronic fence area is also set near the exit of the transfer station .

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 3 of the present invention, a quick response code is set on the electric vehicle, the mobile device includes an image capturing unit, and in step (a), the user operates the The application program scans the quick response code of the electric vehicle located in the electronic fence area with the image capturing unit, and selects the electric vehicle.

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 4 of the present invention, the mobile device includes a positioning unit, and in the step (a), the server causes the electronic fence to be displayed on the application program of the mobile device An electronic fence map of the area, and an electric vehicle icon representing the electric vehicle located in the electronic fence map, the server determines whether a mobile device position provided by the positioning unit of the mobile device is located in the electronic vehicle Within the fenced area, if so, the server allows the user to select the electric vehicle by clicking on the electric vehicle icon on the electronic fence map.

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 5 of the present invention, in step (c), the server determines whether the electric vehicle is parked in the electronic fence area according to the return request, and if so , the server will start the return procedure.

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 6 of the present invention, in step (c), when the server determines that the electric vehicle is parked in the electronic fence area, the application program displays a A prompt message is displayed to prompt the user to let the electronic ticket be sensed by the proximity card reader.

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technique of claim 7 of the present invention, in the step (g), the predetermined time interval is 40 minutes.

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technique of claim 8 of the present invention, in the step (h), when the vehicle return procedure ends, the server also causes the application program of the mobile device to display a return vehicle success message.

The method for renting and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 9 of the present invention is suitable for allowing a user to rent and return an electric vehicle installed in a rental station, wherein the rental station is installed in a public transportation vehicle Near the exit of a transfer station, the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle includes the following steps: (A) After the user operates an application program of his mobile device to select the electric vehicle, the mobile device transmits a rental request to a server, wherein the car rental request includes a start time point of car rental, a user identification code of the user, and an electric vehicle identification code of the electric vehicle bound to the user identification code; (B) The server causes the electric vehicle to enter an on state according to the rental car request, so that the user can ride the electric vehicle on the road; (C) after the user operates a return option in the application, the action The device transmits a car return request to the server, and then starts a car return procedure after the server verifies that the car return request is correct; (D) in the car return procedure, the user operates the application program In the case of uploading one of the electronic ticket identification codes of the electronic ticket to the server, the server determines whether the transaction records to which the electronic ticket identification code belongs include at least one boarding record indicating boarding of the public transportation vehicle; (E) In the case that the determination result of this step (D) is yes, the server determines the difference between the time point of starting the car rental and the departure time point of one of the latest ride records in the at least one ride record Whether it is less than a predetermined time interval, if so, the server determines that the user is entitled to a rental discount, and calculates a rental discount amount that the user should pay; and (F) when the user operates the application to obtain a rental discount from the electronic After deducting the rental discount amount from the stored value balance of the ticket, the server ends the vehicle return procedure and causes the electric vehicle to enter a power-off state.

The method of leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 10 of the present invention, the electric vehicle is located in an electronic fence area of the rental station when the electric vehicle is not rented.

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 11 of the present invention, a quick response code is set on the electric vehicle, the mobile device includes an image capturing unit, and in step (A), the user operates the The application program scans the quick response code of the electric vehicle located in the electronic fence area with the image capturing unit, and selects the electric vehicle.

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 12 of the present invention, the mobile device includes a positioning unit, and in step (A), the server causes the electronic fence to be displayed on the application program of the mobile device An electronic fence map of the area, and an electric vehicle icon representing the electric vehicle located in the electronic fence map, the server determines whether a mobile device position provided by the positioning unit of the mobile device is located in the electronic vehicle Within the fenced area, if so, the server allows the user to select the electric vehicle by clicking on the electric vehicle icon on the electronic fence map.

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 13 of the present invention, in step (C), the server determines whether the electric vehicle is parked in the electronic fence area according to the vehicle return request, and if so , the server will start the return procedure.

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technique of claim 14 of the present invention, in the step (E), the predetermined time interval is 40 minutes.

In the method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle in the technology of claim 15 of the present invention, in the step (F), when the vehicle return procedure ends, the server also causes a return vehicle to be displayed on the application program of the mobile device success message.

[Effect of invention]

The effect of claims 1 and 9 of the present invention is that when the user returns the electric vehicle, the user provides the electronic ticket identification code to the server, so that the server can determine the time between the start of the car rental and the departure time Whether the difference between the two is less than the predetermined time interval, and if so, the user can use the electronic ticket to settle the bill at a discounted price, so it can improve the user's willingness to take the public transportation, and can solve the problem of the user stepping out of the Traffic transfer requirements for the last mile after the exit of the transfer station.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5 , the first embodiment of the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle of the present invention is suitable for allowing a user to rent and return one of several electric vehicles 2 installed in a rental station 1 , wherein the The rental station 1 includes an energy station 11 and an electronic fence area 12 . As shown in FIG. 1 , in the first embodiment, the rental station 1 is set near the exit 9 of one of the transfer stations of a public transportation vehicle (such as Kaohsiung MRT, etc.), so as to facilitate users to get out After exiting the exit 9 of the transfer station, you can use the rental service of the electric vehicle 2 to continue the subsequent journey. The electric vehicles 2 must be parked in an electronic fence area 12 before being rented.

In the first embodiment, the system for implementing the method for renting and returning electric vehicles of the present invention includes a server 5, the energy station 11, the electric vehicles 2, and a mobile device held by the user 4, and an electronic ticket 6 held by the user (such as an all-in-one card, an easy card, etc. . . ).

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , in the first embodiment, the energy station 11 is provided with a network communication unit 112 , a plurality of electrical cabinets 111 , and an inductive card reader for inductively reading the electronic ticket 6 110, wherein, the network communication unit 112 enables the energy station 11 to have the capability of performing network communication with the server 5 through the Internet. Each electrical cabinet 111 can accommodate an extraction battery 3 and charge the extraction battery 3 .

In the first embodiment, each electric vehicle 2 includes a communication control unit (CCU) 22 , a battery box 21 for accommodating at least one extracted battery 3 , and a battery box 21 corresponding to the electric vehicle 2 . A QR Code 23 for the vehicle identification code. The communication control unit 22 is used for communicating with the server 5 (through the Internet), so that the server 5 can obtain the real-time positioning information of the electric vehicle 2 and can remotely control the electric vehicle 2 .

The mobile device 4 can be, for example, a smart phone, a wearable device, or the like. In the first embodiment, the mobile device 4 includes a storage unit 41 for storing an application program (APP) 411 for renting and returning the electric vehicle 2 , a display unit 42 , a network communication unit 43 , and an image Capture unit 44, an input unit 45, a positioning unit 47, and an electrical connection to the storage unit 41, the display unit 42, the network communication unit 43, the image capture unit 44, the input unit 45 and the positioning Processing unit 46 of unit 47 . The network communication unit 43 enables the mobile device 4 to perform network communication with the server 5 through the Internet (for example, through 4G or 5G mobile communication technology, etc.). As for the display unit 42 and the input unit 45, since the mobile device 4 is a smart phone or the like, the display unit 42 and the input unit 45 are integrated into a touch display unit, so that the user can view from the touch display unit The content displayed by the mobile device 4 (for example, the operation screen of the APP 411 ) is input by touch on the touch display unit.

The positioning unit 47 may be, for example, a GPS positioning unit or the like. When the mobile device 4 communicates with the server 5 through the Internet, the mobile device 4 can transmit a position of the mobile device obtained by the positioning unit 47 to the server 5, so that the server 5 can determine Whether the mobile device 4 is located in the electronic fence area 12 .

In the first embodiment, the electronic ticket 6 stores information such as an electronic ticket identification code 60 and a stored value balance 62 .

In the first embodiment, the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle of the present invention includes a rental car procedure and a car return procedure. As shown in step 71 of the car rental program in FIG. 4 , when the user wants to rent the electric vehicle 2 near the exit 9 of the transfer station, the user can operate the APP 411 of the mobile device 4 to select the electric vehicle 2 . In the first embodiment, the user scans the QR Code 23 of the electric vehicle 2 located in the electronic fence area 12 with the image capture unit 44 of the mobile device 4 by operating the APP 411 . , and select the electric vehicle 2, that is to say, the renter must scan the QR Code 23 of the electric vehicle 2 with his mobile device 4 to select a vehicle, which can prevent the vehicle resources from being used by other people who are not in the electronic fence 12. Users (such as other users who have not yet exited the exit 9 of the transfer station) pre-occupied.

Alternatively, in a variation of the first embodiment, the server 5 causes an electronic fence map of the electronic fence area 12 to be displayed on the APP 411 of the mobile device 4, and an electronic fence map located within the electronic fence map and It is an electric vehicle diagram representing one of the electric vehicles 2 . The server 5 determines whether the location of the mobile device provided by the positioning unit 47 of the mobile device 4 is within the electronic fence area 12 , if so, the server 5 allows the user to click on the electronic fence map Select the electric vehicle 2 by clicking the electric vehicle icon on it. On the contrary, if the location of the mobile device is outside the electronic fence area 12, the server 5 does not allow the user to select the electric vehicle 2 by clicking the electric vehicle icon on the electronic fence map , that is, in this variation, the renter must be in the electronic fence area 12 in order to select a car with the APP 411 of the mobile device 4, so that the vehicle resources can be prevented from being used by other users who are not in the electronic fence 12 ( For example, other users who have not yet exited the exit 9 of the transfer station) pre-occupied.

Next, as shown in step 72, when the user has selected a certain electric vehicle 2, the mobile device 4 transmits a rental car request to the server 5, wherein the rental car request includes the first rental car time point, A user identification code of the user, and an electric vehicle identification code of the selected electric vehicle 2 bound to the user identification code.

Next, as shown in step 73, the server 5 causes the electric vehicle 2 to enter a key ON state according to the rental car request, so that the user can ride the electric vehicle 2 on the road.

Then, as shown in step 80 of the return procedure of FIG. 5 , when the user wants to return the electric vehicle 2 , the user must operate a return option of the APP 411 . Next, as shown in step 81, the mobile device 4 transmits a car return request corresponding to the car return option to the server 5, and then starts to return the car after the server 5 verifies that the car return request is correct program. In the first embodiment, the process of verifying the vehicle return request by the server 5 at least includes, according to the vehicle return request, determining whether the electric vehicle 2 is parked in the electronic fence area 12, and if so, the server will Continue with the subsequent return procedure of steps 84 to 89. On the contrary, if the server 5 determines that the electric vehicle 2 is not parked in the electronic fence area 12, as shown in step 831, the server 5 determines that the return of the vehicle fails. That is, the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle of the present invention belongs to the electric vehicle rental mode of "same station rental and return", and the user must park the rented electric vehicle 2 at the electronic enclosure next to the exit 9 of the original transfer station. Within the fence area 12, the subsequent process of returning the vehicle can be continued.

In the first embodiment, when the server 5 determines that the electric vehicle 2 is parked in the electronic fence area 12, the server 5 can cause the APP 411 to display a prompt message to prompt the user to allow The electronic ticket 6 is sensed by the inductive card reader 110 .

Next, as shown in step 84 , before the user takes the electronic ticket 6 to the energy station 11 , the electronic ticket 6 is sensed by the inductive card reader 110 .

Next, as shown in step 85 , the inductive card reader 110 inductively obtains the electronic ticket identification code 60 from the electronic ticket 6 .

Next, as shown in step 86 , the energy station 11 transmits the electronic ticket identification code 60 to the server 5 .

Next, as shown in step 87, the server 5 determines whether the transaction records to which the electronic ticket identification code 60 belongs include at least one boarding record indicating that the public transportation vehicle is to be taken. If not, as shown in step 832, the server 5 determines that the user cannot enjoy the rental discount.

On the contrary, if the determination result of step 87 is yes, then as shown in step 88, the server 5 determines whether the difference between the start time of the car rental and the departure time point of one of the latest ride records is less than a predetermined time interval ( e.g. 40 minutes etc...)? If not, as shown in step 833, the server 5 also determines that the user cannot enjoy the rental discount.

Conversely, if the determination result of step 88 is yes, then as shown in step 89, the server 5 determines that the user can enjoy the rental discount, calculates a rental discount amount that the user should pay, and then calculates After the proximity card reader 110 senses the electronic ticket 6 to deduct the rental discount amount from the stored value balance 62 of the electronic ticket 6, the server 5 ends the car return procedure and causes the electric vehicle 2 to enter a power outage (Key Off) state. In the first embodiment, when the car returning procedure ends, the server 5 can cause the APP 411 of the mobile device 4 to display a car returning success message.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the second embodiment of the vehicle return procedure steps of the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle of the present invention is substantially the same as the above-mentioned first embodiment, the main difference is that, in the second embodiment, when the step 82 When the server 5 determines that the electric vehicle 2 is parked in the electronic fence area 12, then as shown in step 84', the user only needs to operate the APP 411 to upload the electronic ticket identification code 60 to the server 5, and It is not necessary to take the physical card of the electronic ticket 6 to the inductive card reader 110 of the energy station 11 to pass the card. Next, as shown in step 87, the server 5 determines whether the transaction records to which the electronic ticket identification code 60 belongs include at least one boarding record indicating that the public transportation vehicle is to be taken. If not, as shown in step 832, the server 5 determines that the user cannot enjoy the rental discount. On the contrary, if the determination result of step 87 is yes, then as shown in step 88, the server 5 determines whether the difference between the start time of the car rental and the departure time point of one of the latest ride records is less than a predetermined time interval ( e.g. 40 minutes etc...)? If not, as shown in step 833, the server 5 also determines that the user cannot enjoy the rental discount. Conversely, if the determination result of step 88 is yes, then as shown in step 89, the server 5 determines that the user can enjoy the rental discount, calculates a rental discount amount that the user should pay, and then calculates After the proximity card reader 110 senses the electronic ticket 6 to deduct the rental discount amount from the stored value balance 62 of the electronic ticket 6, the server 5 ends the car return procedure and causes the electric vehicle 2 to enter a power outage (Key Off) state. In the second embodiment, when the car returning procedure ends, the server 5 can cause the APP 411 of the mobile device 4 to display a car returning success message.

To sum up, the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle of the present invention has at least the following advantages and effects: (1) when the user returns the electric vehicle 2, the user provides the electronic ticket identification code 60 of the electronic ticket 6 to the server 5, so that The server 5 determines whether the difference between the start time point of the car rental and the exit time point of the latest ride record is less than the predetermined time interval, and if so, the user can use the electronic ticket 6 to settle at a preferential price. The account can improve the user's willingness to take the public transportation, and can solve the traffic transfer needs of the user on the last mile after stepping out of the exit 9 of the transfer station; (2) There are no vehicles in the APP 411 Reservation function, but the user must be in the electronic fence area 12 to select a car with the APP 411 of the mobile device 4, so as to avoid the vehicle resources from being used by other users who are not in the electronic fence 12 (for example, the Other users at the exit 9 of the transfer station) pre-occupy with the vehicle reservation function; therefore, the purpose of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the contents of the patent specification are still included in the scope of the present invention. within the scope of the invention patent.

1: Rental station 11: Energy Station 110: Inductive card reader 111: Electric cabinet 112: Network communication unit 12: Electronic fence area 2: Electric car 21: Battery box 22: Communication control unit 23:QR Code 3: Extract the battery 4: Mobile Devices 41: Storage unit 411:APP 42: Display unit 43: Network communication unit 44: Image capture unit 45: Input unit 46: Processing unit 47: Positioning unit 5: Server 6: Electronic ticket 60: Electronic ticket identification code 62: Stored value balance 71~73: Steps 80~89: Steps 84': step 9: Exit of the transfer station

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: 1 is a schematic top view illustrating the first and second embodiments of the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle according to the present invention, which is suitable for allowing a user to rent and return an electric vehicle set up at a rental station, wherein the rental station It is set near the exit of a transfer station of a public transportation vehicle; Figure 2 is a side view illustrating one of the energy stations of the rental station; 3 is a system architecture diagram illustrating a system for implementing the first and second embodiments of the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating the rental car procedure in the first and second embodiments of the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating the vehicle return procedure in the first embodiment of the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle of the present invention; and FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a vehicle return procedure in a second embodiment of the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle of the present invention.

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Claims (15)

A method for renting and returning an electric vehicle, which is suitable for allowing a user to rent and return an electric vehicle arranged beside an energy station, wherein the energy station is arranged near the exit of a transfer station of a public transportation vehicle , the energy station is provided with an inductive card reader for inductively reading an electronic ticket of the user, and the method for renting and returning an electric vehicle includes the following steps: (a) After the user operates an application program of his mobile device to select the electric vehicle, the mobile device transmits a car rental request to a server, wherein the car rental request includes the first rental time point, the user's a user identification code, and an electric vehicle identification code of the electric vehicle bound to the user identification code; (b) according to the rental car request, the server causes the electric vehicle to enter an on state so that the user can ride the electric vehicle on the road; (c) After the user operates a return option of the application, the mobile device transmits a return request to the server, and then starts a return after the server verifies that the return request is correct program; (d) During the return procedure, when the user causes the electronic ticket to be sensed by the proximity card reader, the proximity card reader acquires an electronic ticket identification code from the electronic ticket; (e) the energy station transmits the e-ticket identification code to the server; (f) the server determines whether the transaction records to which the e-ticket identification code belongs include at least one boarding record indicating boarding of the public transportation vehicle; (g) In the case where the determination result of this step (f) is yes, the server determines the difference between the time point of starting the car rental and the departure time point of one of the latest ride records in the at least one ride record Whether it is less than a predetermined time interval, and if so, the server determines that the user is entitled to a rental discount, and calculates a rental discount amount that the user should pay; and (h) After the inductive card reader senses the electronic ticket to deduct the rental discount amount from a stored value balance of the electronic ticket, the server ends the vehicle return procedure and causes the electric vehicle to enter a power-off state. The method for renting and returning an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electric vehicle is located in an electronic fence area when the electric vehicle is not rented, and the electronic fence area is also set near the exit of the transfer station . The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a quick response code is set on the electric vehicle, the mobile device includes an image capturing unit, and in step (a), the user operates the The application program scans the quick response code of the electric vehicle located in the electronic fence area with the image capturing unit, and selects the electric vehicle. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mobile device includes a positioning unit, and in the step (a), the server causes the electronic fence to be displayed on the application of the mobile device An electronic fence map of the area, and an electric vehicle icon representing the electric vehicle located in the electronic fence map, the server determines whether a mobile device position provided by the positioning unit of the mobile device is located in the electronic vehicle Within the fenced area, if so, the server allows the user to select the electric vehicle by clicking on the electric vehicle icon on the electronic fence map. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle according to claim 2, wherein, in step (c), the server determines whether the electric vehicle is parked in the electronic fence area according to the vehicle return request, and if so , the server will start the return procedure. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 5, wherein in step (c), when the server determines that the electric vehicle is parked in the electronic fence area, the application program displays a A prompt message is displayed to prompt the user to let the electronic ticket be sensed by the proximity card reader. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein, in the step (g), the predetermined time interval is 40 minutes. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the step (h), when the vehicle return procedure ends, the server further causes a return vehicle to be displayed on the application program of the mobile device success message. A method for renting and returning an electric vehicle, which is suitable for allowing a user to rent and return an electric vehicle arranged at a rental station, wherein the rental station is arranged near the exit of a transfer station of a public transportation vehicle, The method of leasing and returning an electric vehicle includes the following steps: (A) After the user operates an application program of his mobile device to select the electric vehicle, the mobile device transmits a car rental request to a server, wherein the car rental request includes the time when the car rental starts, the user's a user identification code, and an electric vehicle identification code of the electric vehicle bound to the user identification code; (B) the server causes the electric vehicle to enter a conducting state according to the rental car request, so that the user can ride the electric vehicle on the road; (C) After the user operates a return option of the application, the mobile device transmits a return request to the server, and then starts a return after the server verifies that the return request is correct program; (D) During the return procedure, when the user operates the application to upload an electronic ticket identification code of the electronic ticket to the server, the server determines the number of transactions to which the electronic ticket identification code belongs Whether the transaction record includes at least one boarding record indicating the boarding of the public transportation vehicle; (E) In the case that the determination result of this step (D) is yes, the server determines the difference between the time point of starting the car rental and the departure time point of one of the latest ride records in the at least one ride record Whether it is less than a predetermined time interval, and if so, the server determines that the user is entitled to a rental discount, and calculates a rental discount amount that the user should pay; and (F) After the user operates the application program to deduct the rental discount amount from a stored value balance of the electronic ticket, the server ends the vehicle return procedure and causes the electric vehicle to enter a power-off state. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the electric vehicle is located in an electronic fence area of the rental station when the electric vehicle is not leased. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 10, wherein a quick response code is set on the electric vehicle, the mobile device includes an image capture unit, and in step (A), the user operates the The application program scans the quick response code of the electric vehicle located in the electronic fence area with the image capturing unit, and selects the electric vehicle. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 10, wherein the mobile device includes a positioning unit, and in step (A), the server causes the electronic fence to be displayed on the application of the mobile device An electronic fence map of the area, and an electric vehicle icon representing the electric vehicle located in the electronic fence map, the server determines whether a mobile device position provided by the positioning unit of the mobile device is located in the electronic vehicle Within the fenced area, if so, the server allows the user to select the electric vehicle by clicking on the electric vehicle icon on the electronic fence map. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle according to claim 10, wherein, in step (C), the server determines whether the electric vehicle is parked in the electronic fence area according to the vehicle return request, and if so , the server will start the return procedure. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle according to claim 9, wherein, in the step (E), the predetermined time interval is 40 minutes. The method for leasing and returning an electric vehicle as claimed in claim 9, wherein, in the step (F), when the vehicle return procedure ends, the server further causes the application program of the mobile device to display a return vehicle success message.

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