VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM BASED ON EXTERIOR SENSING DATA

A charging system for a vehicle includes: power sources; an onboard charging module configured to recharge a selected one or more of the power sources; and a control module. The control module is configured to: determine whether the vehicle is decelerating; in response to determining that the vehicle is decelerating, acquire exterior sensor data from a sensors; based on the exterior sensor data, determine whether the vehicle is in dense surroundings; and based on whether the vehicle is in dense surroundings, enable recharging of the selected one or more of the power sources.