WO2018015511A1

WO2018015511A1 - Storage device for electric light vehicles

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Publication number: WO2018015511A1
Application number: PCT/EP2017/068417
Authority: WO
Inventors: Rémi PELLETIER
Original assignee: Metrolab
Priority date: 2016-07-22
Filing date: 2017-07-20
Publication date: 2018-01-25
Also published as: FR3054352A1

Abstract

A storage device (10) for electric light vehicles (18) that are intended to be shared, comprises: - at least one storage unit (16) capable of receiving an electric vehicle (18) in a parking configuration; and - an interactive terminal (12) comprising a user interface (14) and an electronic management system capable of detecting the electric vehicle (18) in parking configuration, and of processing borrowing and return requests. Each storage unit (16) comprises a frame (19) defining a lower housing (20) intended for receiving a low part of an electric vehicle (18) in parking configuration, the low part comprising at least one wheel (36) of the electric vehicle (18).

Description

Storage device for shared light electric vehicles

The present invention relates to a storage device for light electric vehicles intended to be shared, comprising:

at least one storage unit capable of receiving an electric vehicle in a parking configuration;

an interactive terminal comprising a user interface and an electronic management system able to detect the electric vehicle in the parking configuration, and to process borrowing and return requests.

The invention also relates to an assembly consisting of such a device and at least one electric vehicle, and a corresponding storage method.

Such devices make it possible to put a fleet of electric vehicles at the disposal of users for short trips. Shared vehicle systems offer great flexibility of use by allowing a vehicle to be removed for a journey, with or without prior reservation, and to return it to a different location from the point of departure.

Shared vehicles under such a system are usually stored in stations with a user interface to manage the borrowing and return. Each vehicle is attached to a terminal by a computer-controlled locking system connected to the station's user interface to protect the vehicle from theft.

Known stations of this type, however, do not protect vehicles from external damage, for example due to bad weather or mechanical shocks resulting from accidents or malicious acts.

Rental stations are often located in easily accessible and unprotected places, for reasons of simplicity of use. The external damage of vehicles is therefore frequent, and they involve premature wear of the vehicles stored in systems of this type, reducing their duration of use.

In addition, shared electric vehicles often need to be stored at stations with battery charging systems, with fragile connectors, the repetitive use of which is another source of wear on shared vehicles.

An object of the invention is thus to provide a device for storing and making available to the public shared electric vehicles for extending the period of use of the stored electric vehicles. Thus, the subject of the invention is a device for storing light electric vehicles intended to be shared of the aforementioned type, characterized in that each storage unit comprises a frame defining a lower housing designed to receive a lower part of an electric vehicle. in parking configuration, the lower part comprising at least one wheel of the electric vehicle.

According to particular embodiments, the storage device for light electric vehicles to be shared according to the invention has one or more of the following characteristics, taken independently or in any technically possible combination:

each frame comprises a lower housing locking member, able to switch between an unlocking configuration in which the lower part is free to enter and exit from the lower housing, and a locking configuration, in which the lower part is maintained. in the lower housing;

each storage unit comprises a hood defining an upper housing, designed to receive an upper part of the electric vehicle in parking configuration, the hood comprising a shutter capable of holding the upper part of the electric vehicle inside the upper housing in configuration; parking, the opening of the flap being regulated by a lock adapted to switch between a locking position and an unlocking position under the control of the electronic management system;

each storage unit comprises an alarm device capable of emitting visual and / or audible signals to indicate the storage unit allocated to a user;

each storage unit comprises connectors able to connect to connectors of the electric vehicle in parking configuration;

the device comprises a recharging system able to recharge at least one battery of an electric vehicle engine through the connectors of the storage unit and the connectors of the electric vehicle;

the electronic management system is able to collect data from an on-board computer of the electric vehicle, in parking configuration, via the connectors of the storage unit, the data comprising at least one state of charge each battery, a distance traveled by the electric vehicle, an electrical consumption, an identifier of the electric vehicle, or a speed curve; and

- Each frame comprises at least one guide element adapted to guide the lower part of the electric vehicle in the lower housing during the passage of the electric vehicle in parking configuration. The invention furthermore relates to an assembly comprising a device according to the invention, as well as at least one electric vehicle intended to be shared, each electric vehicle being received in a parking configuration in one of the storage units of the device, a lower part of each electric vehicle being received in the lower housing of the storage unit.

According to a particular embodiment, the assembly according to the invention has the following characteristic:

- Each electric vehicle is a scooter.

The invention also relates to a method of removing or storing at least one electric vehicle implementing a device comprising the steps of:

- choice of a storage unit;

- removal or introduction of the lower part of the electric vehicle out of or in the lower housing of the selected storage unit;

detection by the electronic management system of the electric vehicle in parking configuration in the chosen storage unit; and

- protection of the lower part of the electric vehicle by the frame.

According to particular embodiments, the method according to the invention has one or more of the following characteristics, taken independently or in any technically possible combination:

the method comprises a step of depositing a borrowing request by a user to the interactive terminal;

the method comprises a step of depositing a request for restitution by a user to the interactive terminal;

the choice of the storage unit is made by the electronic management system among the storage units receiving an electric vehicle in parking configuration;

the choice of the storage unit is made by the electronic management system among the storage units that do not receive an electric vehicle in the parking configuration;

the choice of the storage unit is made by the user among the storage units that do not receive an electric vehicle in a parking configuration;

the method comprises a step of designating the storage unit allocated to the user;

the designation step of the allocated storage unit comprises the transmission of a visual and / or audible signal by the alarm of the allocated storage unit; the method comprises a step of switching the lock regulating the opening of the cover of the cover of the allocated storage unit towards its unlocking configuration by the electronic management system;

the method comprises a step of switching the locking member of the lower housing of the allocated storage unit to its unlocking configuration by the electronic management system;

the method comprises a step of removing the lower part of the electric vehicle from the lower housing of the storage unit; the method comprises a step of introducing the lower part of the vehicle into the lower housing of the storage unit;

the method comprises a step of removing the upper part of the electric vehicle from the upper housing of the storage unit;

the method comprises a step of introducing the upper part of the electric vehicle into the upper housing of the allocated storage unit;

the method comprises a step of switching the lock regulating the opening of the cover flap of the allocated storage unit towards its locking configuration by the electronic management system after the introduction of the upper part of the electric vehicle into the housing; superior ;

- The method comprises a step of switching the locking member of the lower housing of the allocated storage unit to its locking configuration by the electronic management system after the introduction of the lower part of the electric vehicle in the lower housing;

- The method comprises a step of holding open the cover flap of the storage unit and holding the lower housing locking member in its unlocking configuration;

the method comprises a step of guiding the lower part of the vehicle by each guide element;

the method comprises a step of connecting the connectors of the electric vehicle to the connectors of the storage unit;

the method comprises a step of disconnecting the connectors of the electric vehicle from the connectors of the storage unit;

the method comprises a step of protecting the upper part of the electric vehicle by the cover;

- The method comprises a step of maintaining the lower part of the electric vehicle in the lower housing by an electric strike; the method comprises a step of recharging the batteries; and

the method comprises a step of collecting data by the electronic management system from the onboard computer of the electric vehicle.

The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, given solely by way of example and with reference to the appended drawings, among which:

- Figure 1 and a perspective view of a storage device of shared electric vehicles according to the invention;

- Figure 2 is a side sectional view of the lower housing of the device according to the invention containing a stored electric vehicle;

- Figure 3 is an open perspective view of the lower housing of the device according to the invention;

- Figure 4 is a side sectional view of the electrical connection device of an electric vehicle to the device according to the invention;

- Figure 5 is a perspective view of the upper housings of the storage device according to the invention and the upper parts of two electric vehicles stored in these housing; and

FIGS. 6 and 7 are flow charts representing methods respectively for withdrawing and returning a vehicle to the storage device according to the invention.

A device 10 for storing shared light electric vehicles is shown in FIG. This device 10 comprises an interactive terminal 12 having a screen 14, for example a touch screen. The screen 14 is connected to an electronic management system contained in the interactive terminal 12 and forms an interface through which a user can perform different functions of withdrawal or retrieval of a shared electric vehicle.

The electronic management system included in the interactive terminal 12 includes inter alia a memory capable of storing data and a processor capable of executing computer programs. The electronic management system is configured to perform the various uses of the device 10 at the request of the user, for example the functions of removal of a vehicle or return of a vehicle after use.

The device 10 also comprises a plurality of storage units 16, each storage unit 16 being adapted to receive, in a parking configuration, at least one electric vehicle 18 shared. The electric vehicle 18 is a light vehicle, that is to say whose total mass does not exceed for example 50 kg. Each storage unit 16 comprises a frame 19 located, for example, at ground level, defining a lower housing 20. Each storage unit also comprises a cover 21 situated above the frame 19, defining an upper housing 22.

In the example shown in Figure 1, the device 10 comprises twenty storage units 16 distributed in two substantially parallel rows. The racks 19 of the storage units 16 are located side by side and alternately distributed in the two rows. The covers 21 of the storage units 16 of each row advantageously continuously continue to form two parallel horizontal tubes 24, each tube 24 being for example connected by a first end to the interactive terminal 12 and by a second end to a support terminal 26.

Alternatively, the tubes 24 have non-rounded shapes, for example a square or rectangular section.

According to another variant, the tubes 24 are not visible to the user, the covers 21 being integrated into other elements having larger volumes, depending on the general shape of the storage system.

The parking configuration of the electric vehicle 18 in the storage unit 16 corresponds to the reception of a lower part 30 of the electric vehicle 18 in the lower housing 20 of the storage unit 16 and an upper part 31 of the vehicle 18 in the upper housing 22 of the storage unit 16.

Electric vehicles 18 are electric scooters in the example shown in FIG. The device 10 shown in FIG. 1 receives twenty electric scooters 18 at most in the parking configuration.

According to variants not shown, the electric vehicles 18 are electric gyropods or electric bicycles.

The lower part 30 of the scooter 18 is shown in FIG. 2, in the parking configuration in the lower housing 20.

The lower part 30 of the scooter 18 consists of a platform 32 substantially flat and elongate shape, able to serve as a support for a user. The platform 32 is provided at its rear end with a rear wheel 34 movable in rotation about a horizontal axis. The platform 32 has at its front end an arm 36 ending in a substantially vertical sleeve 38.

The rear wheel 34 contains an electric motor 39 adapted to cause rotation of the rear wheel 34, on the user's command, to propel the electric scooter 18. The electric motor 39 is supplied with energy by at least one battery 40, the or each battery 40 being electrically connected for charging to two female electrical connectors 41 located at the rear of the platform 32. The female connectors 41 open on a rear face of the platform 32 and are oriented longitudinally with respect to the platform 32.

A brake 42 is located above the rear wheel 34, the brake 42 having the form of a movable mudguard fixed to the platform 32 by one end. The brake 42 is able to come into contact with the rear wheel 34 under the effect of a pressure of the foot of the user to exert a braking friction on the rear wheel 34.

A substantially vertical shaft 44 is engaged in the sleeve 38, and makes the connection between the lower part 30 and the upper part 31 of the electric scooter 18.

The shaft 44 carries at a lower end a front wheel 46 rotatable about a horizontal axis.

The shaft 44 is rotatable about its axis, in the sleeve 38, which allows the user to control the direction of movement of the scooter 18 by changing the orientation of the front wheel 46.

The frame 19, shown in Figures 2 and 3, gives a substantially parallelepiped shape to the lower housing 20. The lower housing 20 is defined by two side walls 50, an upper wall 52, a rear wall 53, and a bottom wall 54 of the 19. The frame 19 furthermore has an opening 55 enabling the lower portion 30 of the scooter 18 to enter the lower housing 20 of the storage unit 16.

When the scooter 18 is in the parking configuration, the lower part 30 is completely contained in the lower housing 20. The side walls 50 of the frame 19 then protrude from the lower part 30 to the front, and join the rear wall 53 to the rear. rear, and the top wall 52 above. This configuration restricts access to the lower part 30 from the outside, the lower part 30 being accessible only through the opening 55, which partially protects it from mechanical shocks, bad weather and possible damage. The connectors 41 being located on the side of the rear wall 53, they are particularly protected by the frame 19.

The upper wall 52 is extended by a fork 56 above the opening 55, as shown in Figure 3. The fork 56 is configured to grip the shaft 44 of the scooter 18 in parking configuration. The fork 56 guides the scooter 18 when it enters the lower housing 20 and helps keep the scooter 18 substantially vertical parking configuration.

The frame 19 further comprises two lateral guide elements 58 located in the lower housing 20. The guide elements 58 extend parallel to one another along the lateral faces 50. Each guide element 58 is composed of of a parallelepiped body and a beveled end oriented towards the opening 55. The guide elements 58 contribute to the lateral guidance of the lower part 30 of the scooter 18, and in collaboration with the fork 56 ensure that the scooter 18 enters well into the lower housing 20 in a direction substantially parallel to the lateral faces 50.

An electric striker 59 is mounted in one of the guide members 58, movably relative to the guide member 58 between a retracted position and an extended position. The striker 59 is adapted to switch between an unlocking configuration, in which the striker 59 is retracted into the guide element 58 and the scooter 18 is free to enter and exit the lower housing 20, and a locking configuration, in which the striker 59 is out of the guide element 58 and locks the platform 32, which keeps the lower part 30 of the scooter 18 in the lower housing 20

The frame 19 also comprises two upper guide rails 60 and two lower guide rails 62 in the housing 20. The upper guide rails 60 and the lower guide rails 62 contribute to the vertical guidance of the lower part 30 of the scooter 18 when from its entry into the lower housing 20.

The frame 19 further comprises two plates 64, each of the plates being mounted on a rear part of one of the lateral guide elements 58 by means of two elastic supports 66.

Each plate 64 carries a male connector 68 adapted to be engaged in one of the female connectors 41 of the scooter 18 upon entry of the lower part 30 into the lower housing 20. The alignment of the male connector 68 with the connector female 41 at the entrance of the lower part 30 of the scooter 18 in the lower housing 20 is provided by the lateral guide members 58 and the upper vertical guide rails 60 and lower 62.

Each male connector 68 is electrically connected via at least one electrical cable 70 to a battery charging system. The battery recharging system is capable of supplying a suitable electrical power to recharge the battery (s) 40 of the electric motor 39 via the male connectors 68 and the female connectors 41.

Alternatively, each male connector 68 is further connected to the electronic management system of the device 10 to allow the transmission of data from the scooter 18 to the electronic management system of the device 10.

According to another variant, the male connectors 68 are not directly connected to the electronic management system of the device 10. The transmission of information from the scooter 18 to the electronic management system of the device 10 is performed using appropriate wireless technology, such as short-range radio wave technology.

Figure 5 shows the hoods 21 containing the high portions 31 of the electric scooters 18 in parking configuration.

The cover 21 defines an upper housing 22, for example substantially cylindrical. The cover 21 comprises a flap 72, shown in FIG. 5, allowing access to the upper housing 22.

The flap 72 is for example rotatable, able to be opened by a user by direct manipulation, or under the pressure of the upper part 31 of the scooter 18 when it is withdrawn from the upper housing 22.

Advantageously, the flap 72 is adapted to close during the entry of the upper part 31 of the scooter 18 into the upper housing 22, the upper part 31 coming to rest on a rear edge of the flap 72.

The opening of the shutter 72 is regulated by a latch 74. The latch 74 is able to switch from a locking configuration to an unlocking configuration, and vice versa, under the control of the electronic management system of the device 10. In the configuration of FIG. lock, the latch 74 blocks the opening of the flap 72, while in the unlocking configuration, the latch 74 does not oppose the opening of the flap 72.

The latch 74 advantageously comprises an electromagnet, the shutter 72 then having a metal part which comes against the electromagnet when the shutter 72 is closed, and that the electromagnet keeps locked against it in the locking configuration.

The storage unit 16 comprises an alarm 76 located on the cover 21, able to signal to the user that the latch 74 has moved into the unlocking configuration, for example by emitting visual and / or auditory signals, so that the user proceeds to the removal of the scooter 18 out of its storage unit 16.

The upper part 31 of the scooter 18 comprises a handlebar 80, capable of transmitting the piloting movements imposed by the user on the shaft 44 and thereby modifying the orientation of the front wheel 46. The handlebar 80 is, the most often in the case of scooters, a substantially cylindrical horizontal bar, connected in the middle to an upper end of the shaft 44, perpendicular to the axis of the shaft 44.

The scooter 18 advantageously comprises an on-board computer 82 equipped with a display device 84, for example a screen, located in the middle of the handlebar 80. The display device 84 is configured to display to the user information provided by the user. the on-board computer 82, for example a state of charge of the battery or batteries 40 of the electric motor 39, or a distance traveled since the removal of the scooter 18, or the time elapsed since the removal of the scooter 18, or the speed of movement. The on-board computer 82 is furthermore capable of supplying data to the electronic management system of the device 10.

This transmission of data from the onboard computer 82 of the scooter 18 to the electronic management system of the device 10 takes place when connecting the female connectors 41 to the male connectors 68 in the parking configuration or by the appropriate wireless technology, depending on the variant considered.

The data transmitted to the electronic management system of the device 10 include in particular the state of charge of the battery or batteries 40, the distance traveled since the removal of the scooter 18, an electrical consumption, an identifier of the scooter 18, a curve of speed, a time of use of the scooter 18 since its withdrawal, the date and time.

A method of removing the scooter 18 from the device 10 by a user will now be described with reference to FIG.

The method begins with a step of depositing a borrowing request 100 by the user to the interactive terminal 12, during which the user identifies himself, for example by means of a smart card, and requires borrowing a vehicle.

This follows a check step 105, during which the electronic management system verifies the validity of a subscription of the user in a database. Access to the service is denied if the subscription is not valid.

During a selection step 1 10, the electronic management system of the device 10 determines whether at least one of the scooters 18 in parking configuration is suitable for being borrowed.

For this, he checks that scooters in parking configuration are not reserved, and that the state of charge of the batteries 40 of the electric motors 39 of the various electric scooters 18 in the parking configuration is sufficient. For example, an electric scooter 18 is considered capable of being borrowed if the charge level of the batteries 40 exceeds a previously fixed threshold, for example 75% of the maximum load.

If the subscription of the user is not valid, or if no scooter is apt to be borrowed, the user is informed via the screen 14 of the terminal 12, during a rejection step 1 16 which terminates the withdrawal process.

If at least one of the electric scooters 18 is able to be borrowed, during an allocation step 120, the electronic management system of the device 10 assigns one of these scooters 18 able to be borrowed from the user .

The allocation step 120 triggers a release step 122 of the scooter 18 and an indication step 124 of the scooter 18 to the user. During the release step 122, the electronic management system of the device 10 switches the latch 74 of the upper housing 22 and the striker 59 of the lower housing 20 associated with the storage unit 16 receiving the scooter 18 assigned to their configurations. unlocking.

During the indication step 124, a message displayed on the screen 14 indicates to the user the storage unit 16 receiving the scooter 18 assigned. Advantageously, the indication step 124 also includes triggering the alarm 76 of the storage unit 16, which then emits a visual and / or auditory signal.

During a withdrawal step 130, the user then goes to the indicated storage unit 16 and removes the scooter 18 assigned. By this, it is meant that the user extracts the lower part 30 from the lower housing 20 and the upper part 31 from the upper housing 22. The extraction of the upper part 31 causes the opening of the flap 72, and the extraction of the lower part 30 causes the disconnection of the male connectors 68 and the female connectors 41.

The user is then free to use the scooter 18 to complete a journey, and to return it to the starting device 10, or to another storage device similar to the device 10 after its journey completed.

During a confirmation step 140, once the withdrawal step 130 is completed, the storage unit 16 is identified as free by the electronic management system 10.

A return method of the scooter 18 for storage in the device 10 by a user will now be described with reference to FIG. 7.

The return method of the scooter 18 comprises two variants corresponding to two modes of operation envisaged, either self-service or after prior identification.

In the case of operation after prior identification, the flap 72 of the housing of the upper part is closed when the storage unit 16 does not receive a scooter 18.

The method then begins with a step of depositing a return request 200, during which the user identifies, in a manner similar to the withdrawal procedure.

During a selection step 210, the electronic management system determines whether a storage unit 16 is free and able to receive the scooter 18.

If no storage unit 16 is free, the electronic management system informs the user during a rejection step 216, via a message on the screen 14 of the interactive terminal 12. Otherwise, the electronic management system assigns one of the free storage units 16 to the user during an allocation step 220.

The allocation step 220 triggers a release step 222 of the storage unit 16 and an indication step 224 of the storage unit allocated to the user.

The release step 222 includes switching the latch 59 and latch 74 of the assigned storage unit 16 to their unlocking configurations by the management electronics.

The indication step 224 includes displaying a message on the screen 14 indicating to the user the assigned storage unit 16.

Advantageously, the indication step 224 also includes the triggering of the alarm 76 of the storage unit 16, which then emits a visual and / or auditory signal.

The user then goes to the storage unit 16 indicated and deposits the scooter 18, during a return step 230. By this, it is meant that the user introduces the lower part 30 into the lower housing 20 and then the upper part 31 in the upper housing 22. The inlet of the upper part 31 causes the mechanical closure of the flap 72, and the inlet of the lower part 30 causes the connection of the male connectors 68 and the female connectors 41. If the alarm 76 is active, the input of the upper part 31 causes it to stop.

During a locking step 236, the electronic management system detects the presence of the scooter 18 and switches the striker 59 and the latch 74 to their locking configurations. The switching has the effect of blocking the lower part 30 of the scooter 18 in the lower housing 20 and the upper part of the scooter in the upper housing 22.

The electronic management system then performs a data recovery step 238 from the on-board computer 82 and an electric recharging step 240 of the battery or batteries 40.

The return method after prior identification is necessary in the case where the possibility is left to the user to reserve a dedicated location in a specific device.

In the case of a self-service operation, the flap 72 of the cover 21 remains open in the absence of the scooter 18. Thus, the user chooses indifferently any of the free storage units 16. The method therefore starts directly at the return step 230 of the scooter 18, without requiring prior passage through the terminal 12. The return method then proceeds as described above.

Claims

1. Device (10) for storing light electric vehicles (18) to be shared, comprising:

- At least one storage unit (16) adapted to receive an electric vehicle (18) in a parking configuration;

an interactive terminal (12) comprising a user interface (14) and an electronic management system able to detect the electric vehicle (18) in the parking configuration, and to process borrowing and restitution requests;

characterized in that each storage unit (16) comprises a frame (19) defining a lower housing (20) adapted to receive a lower part (30) of an electric vehicle (18) in a parking configuration, the lower part (30) 30) comprising at least one wheel (36) of the electric vehicle (18), the lower part (30) being entirely contained in the lower housing (20) in the parking configuration.

2. Device (10) according to claim 1, wherein each frame (19) comprises a locking member (59) of the lower housing (20), adapted to switch between an unlocking configuration in which the lower part (30) is free to enter and exit the lower housing (20), and a locking configuration, wherein the lower portion (30) is held in the lower housing (20).

3. Device (10) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each storage unit (16) comprises a cover (21) defining an upper housing (22), adapted to receive an upper portion (31) of the electric vehicle (18). ) in the parking configuration, the hood (21) comprising a flap (72) able to hold the upper part (31) of the electric vehicle (18) inside the upper housing (22) in the parking configuration, the opening the shutter (72) being regulated by a lock (74) able to switch between a locking position and an unlocking position under the control of the electronic management system.

4. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each storage unit (16) comprises an alarm (76) able to emit visual and / or sound signals to indicate the storage unit (16) assigned to a user.

5. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each storage unit (16) comprises connectors (68) adapted to connect to connectors (41) of the electric vehicle (18) in parking configuration .

6. Device (10) according to claim 5, comprising a charging system adapted to recharge at least one battery (40) of a motor (39) of the electric vehicle (18) through the connectors (68) of the unit storage (16) and connectors (41) of the electric vehicle (18).

7. Device (10) according to claim 6, wherein the electronic management system is able to collect data from an on-board computer (82) of the electric vehicle (18), in parking configuration, via connectors (68) of the storage unit (16), the data comprising at least one state of charge of each battery (40), a distance traveled by the electric vehicle (18), an electrical consumption, an identifier of the vehicle 18, or a speed curve.

8. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each frame (19) comprises at least one guide element (58) adapted to guide the lower part (30) of the electric vehicle (18) in the housing lower (20) when passing the electric vehicle (18) in parking configuration.

An assembly comprising a device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, as well as at least one electric vehicle (18) to be shared, each electric vehicle (18) being received in parking configuration in one of the units storage (16) of the device (10), a lower part (30) of each electric vehicle (18) being received in the lower housing (20) of the storage unit (16).

10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein each electric vehicle (18) is a scooter.

1 1. A method of removing or storing at least one electric vehicle (18) embodying a device (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising the steps of: - choosing a storage unit (16);

- removal or introduction of the lower part (30) of the electric vehicle (18) out of or in the lower housing (20) of the selected storage unit (16), the lower part (30) being entirely contained in the housing lower (20) in the parking configuration;

- Detection by the electronic management system of the electric vehicle (18) in parking configuration in the storage unit (16) selected; and

- Protection of the lower part (30) of the electric vehicle (18) by the frame (19).