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Electric vehicles may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Baidu, but the Chinese search giant wants to make sure you stay charged.
The company is seeking to patent a system for "recommending a charging station" and determining the wait time at that station. Baidu's system isn't terribly complicated, essentially using your location data to recommend the most optimal station.
Source Fool.com