BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND/OR HYBRID VEHICLES

An apparatus, including a vehicle computer which is located at a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle; a vehicle battery which is located at the vehicle; a vehicle fuel cell which is located at the vehicle; and an vehicle electric drive motor. The vehicle battery provides a first electrical power source to operate the vehicle electric drive motor during an operation of the vehicle. The vehicle fuel cell provides a second electrical power source to recharge the vehicle battery, and further wherein the vehicle computer activates or controls an operation of the vehicle fuel cell to recharge the vehicle battery.