Abstract: A driving control device that is mounted on a vehicle including an electric motor and an internal combustion engine as power sources includes a processor. The processor is configured to: acquire a destination of the vehicle; acquire a past driving history from a point of departure to the destination; acquire a desired state of charge that is a state of charge of a battery desired when the vehicle arrives at the destination; estimate a predicted amount of regenerative energy based on the driving history; set a first section and a second section based on the predicted amount of regenerative energy and the desired state of charge; and control driving of the vehicle based on the first section and the second section.

Abstract: A charging control device is to charge a battery device including a battery group including storage battery systems, in which batteries are connected in series, connected in parallel, system switches and bypass switches. The charging control device includes a control device to control the system switches and the bypass switches to control charging of the battery device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery management system and method for diagnosing abnormal deterioration of a battery cell, and provides the battery management system including an SOC calculation unit for calculating a state of charge (SOC) of a plurality of battery cells, a change amount calculation unit for calculating, for each of the plurality of battery cells, an SOC change amount that is a change amount of the calculated SOC during a preset period and an SOC change amount average that is an average of the SOC change amount of all the plurality of battery cells, and an abnormal deterioration diagnosis unit for diagnosing an abnormal deterioration of each of the plurality of battery cells using the SOC change amount and the SOC change amount average thereby accurately diagnosing abnormal deterioration of battery cells.

Abstract: A method of determining battery degradation retroactively using historical data is disclosed. The method includes the steps of collecting state of charge (SOC) and DC ampere data for a predetermined time period; determining a delta (?) SOC based on the data collected; creating a set of SOC regimes having a size based on ?SOC; filtering the SOC data and determining a set of points which indicate a charging or discharging event; and calculating overall Coulombs associated with each charging or discharging event and for each event, producing a timestamp and Coulombs associated with each event.

Abstract: The exemplified systems and methods provide fixed and exchangeable energy storage and delivery system in an electrified vehicle architecture with multi-mode controls. The exchangeable energy storage are configured to be optional and ultra-portable. The integration of fixed and exchangeable energy storage provides a vehicle configuration that is further optimized for size, weight, and convenience.

Abstract: An electrical drive system for a vehicle. The system includes a plurality of electric propulsion motors and a plurality of corresponding inverter circuits. The system also includes an auxiliary motor for driving an auxiliary device located in the vehicle. The auxiliary motor is connected to the propulsion motors and is driven by the inverter circuits. The system does not include a separate inverter for driving the auxiliary motor.

Abstract: A carriable power transfer unit that can be used for bidirectional power transmission between a power network and each of the plurality of vehicles provided with driving power sources is provided. The power transfer unit includes: a plurality of connecting portions that are attachable to and detachable from each of the plurality of vehicles, and are used for power transmission between the power transfer unit and each of the plurality of vehicles; and a control unit that controls bidirectional power transmission between the power network and each of the plurality of vehicles.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes at least one ECU configured to: when charging the first battery from the power generation device is possible and a restriction on operation of the power generation device is predicted during traveling, control the power generation unit such that the first battery is charged from the power generation device and control the power generation unit such that the second battery is charged in a case where an SOC of the first battery is equal to or higher than a threshold; and when the charging is not possible, the SOC of the first battery is equal to or lower than a threshold and an SOC of the second battery is equal to or higher than a threshold and the restriction is predicted during traveling, control the power generation unit such that the first battery is charged from the second battery.

Abstract: A method for controlling an ESC integrated braking system including: checking, by a control unit, whether a brake is in an on state or a standby state as the braking system is activated; checking, by the control unit, whether a current temperature value is in a low temperature state lower than specified reference temperature; and controlling, by the control unit, a current duty for driving a hydraulic control valve and a current component of a motor for driving a master cylinder according to the state of the brake and whether the current temperature value is in the low temperature state.

Abstract: An ECU switches a control mode to an HV mode when an SOC decreases to a lower limit during an EV mode. The ECU calculates an evaluation value ?D of high-rate deterioration indicating a deterioration component of a secondary battery due to non-uniformity in salt concentration in a battery. The ECU executes high-rate deterioration inhibiting control when the HV mode is currently selected and when the battery is evaluated as deteriorating based on the evaluation value ?D, the high-rate deterioration inhibiting control being control for increasing the SOC by making a control target of the SOC higher than the lower limit of the SOC. On the other hand, the ECU does not execute the high-rate deterioration inhibiting control when the EV mode is currently selected.

Abstract: A power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle may include: a cover part mounted on a vehicle body; two motor parts embedded in the cover part; two rotor parts mounted on the respective motor parts and rotated; a torsion damper part coupled to any one of the rotor parts, and connected to an engine part; a transfer part rotatably connected to the torsion damper part; a clutch part configured to selectively connect the other one of the rotor parts to the transfer part; and an output part connected to the clutch part, and configured to discharge power to a transmission.

Abstract: A power regeneration system of a work vehicle includes: a first generator (12) and a second generator (31) that are driven by an engine (11); a first electric circuit (C1) for supplying electric power to traveling motors (10L, 10R); a second electric circuit (C2) for supplying electric power to an auxiliary device (35); a voltage step down converter (21) providing electric power from the first electric circuit to the second electric circuit; and a controller (51) that determines whether a travel mode of the work vehicle is a powering mode or a regeneration mode in order to control driving of the voltage step down converter. If the travel mode is the regeneration mode, the controller provides the regenerative power from the first electric circuit through the voltage step down converter to the second electric circuit, in order to drive the auxiliary device with the regenerative power.

Abstract: The system for range predication includes a pattern module, a consumption module, and a prediction module. The pattern module identifies a travel pattern of trips of a vehicle and receives vehicle data for the time period from the computing device of the vehicle. The travel pattern includes a path that is repeatedly traveled between an origin and a destination during a time period. The vehicle data includes historical range estimates for the vehicle along the path. The consumption module calculates energy consumption of the vehicle during the time period based on the vehicle data and determines actual remaining range values based on the energy consumption of the vehicle. The prediction module generates predictive range estimates along the path based on the actual remaining range and provides the predictive range estimates for a current trip.

Abstract: A power supply device for a vehicle includes first and second systems, a switch disposed between the systems, and first and second controllers. The first system includes a first power supply and a first electrical apparatus. The second system includes a second power supply and a second electrical apparatus. The first mode controller executes a low power mode where the switch is turned on to supply electric power from one of the first and second power supplies to the first and second electrical apparatuses. The second mode controller executes a high power mode where the switch is turned off to supply electric power from the first and second power supplies to the first and second electrical apparatuses, respectively. When a discharge electric current of the second power supply exceeds a threshold during the low power mode, the second mode controller switches the power supply mode to the high power mode.

Abstract: Controlling a vehicle according to a trained neural network model capable of being used to generate an output from which one or more vehicle operating variables can be estimated. The neural network model can be used to process, as input, aggregated data corresponding to operational and/or environmental characteristics experienced by the vehicle during at least a portion of a voyage. The aggregated data can include a range of values collected over a period of time when the vehicle is traversing the portion of the voyage. The output generated by the neural network model, based on processing the input, can be further processed in order to determine, for example, an estimated state of charge and/or an estimated remaining flight time for the vehicle. Such estimated values can thereafter be used by a controller of the vehicle to maintain course or maneuver to a charging station.

Abstract: A charging control apparatus: an information acquisition circuit configured to acquire, when a storage battery of a vehicle that is being stopped is charged with the power from the external power supply, location information indicating a current location of the vehicle, and altitude information on surroundings of the current location; a calculation circuit configured to calculate, when a travel route has not been designated, a change amount of a state of charge (SOC) of the storage battery from the current location to at least one predetermined point in the surroundings, based on the location information and the altitude information; and a setting circuit configured to set, based on the calculated change amount of the SOC, a charge amount of the storage battery to be charged with the power from the external power supply.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes: an internal combustion engine; a motor generator; an electric storage device electrically connected with the motor generator; and a control device configured to set a control mode of an electric storage level of the electric storage device, to one of a charge depleting mode and a charge sustaining mode. The control device is configured to expand a permissible fluctuation band of the electric storage level during the charge sustaining mode, when the control device is performing a first switching control, compared to when the control device is not performing the first switching control, the first switching control being a control in which the control device automatically performs switching between the charge depleting mode and the charge sustaining mode, at least partly based on a predicted load on a planned traveling route for the hybrid vehicle.

Abstract: There is provided a voltage conversion device that is configured to perform zero point adjustment of a high voltage-system voltage detected by a high voltage-system voltage detector, when a relay is off. The voltage conversion device is also configured to estimate a forward voltage of an upper arm diode and to perform output adjustment of the high voltage-system voltage detected by the high voltage-system voltage detector, based on a voltage calculated by subtracting the forward voltage from a power storage voltage detected by a power storage voltage detector, when the relay is on, a low voltage-system power line has no electric power consumption, and a voltage conversion circuit does not perform voltage conversion. The voltage conversion device is further configured to create a high voltage-system voltage correction map, based on results of the zero point adjustment and the output adjustment of the high voltage-system voltage.

Abstract: In a control device for a secondary battery, the secondary battery includes a monitoring sensor that detects battery information. An electronic control unit is configured to store first information. The electronic control unit is configured to set a lower-limit state of charge. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate a value of a rate of decrease of a full charging capacity using a value of the full charging capacity and to calculate a value of a state-of-charge variation using the value of the rate of decrease of the full charging capacity and the first information. The electronic control unit is configured to increase the lower-limit state of charge when the value of the state-of-charge variation is greater than a threshold value and to maintain the lower-limit state of charge when the value of the state-of-charge variation is less than the threshold value.

Abstract: A vehicle power system includes a power converter including one or more phase leg lines and a negative rail line. The system also includes a controller that operates the power converter to flow current through some of the phase leg lines and the negative rail line to output DC power, and operates the power converter to flow current through the some of the phase leg lines and not the negative rail line to output AC power.

Abstract: An automotive electronic control unit is configured to: determine the current operation status of an automotive dual battery electrical system defined by the current electric charge statuses of a main electrical energy source and of an auxiliary electrical energy source and by the current electrical energy demand of electrical loads, determine which operation area of an operation plane of the automotive dual battery electrical system the current operation status of the automotive dual battery electrical system belongs to, and control the operation of the automotive dual battery electrical system, and enable or disable the implementation of one or more of the functionalities of automatic start and stop of the internal combustion engine, of regenerative braking and of electric charging depending on the operation area which the current operation status of the automotive dual battery electrical system belongs to.

Abstract: A vehicle power supply apparatus includes a first power supply system, a second power supply system, a switch, a switch controller, and an assistance controller. The first power supply system includes a first electrical energy accumulator and an electric device coupled thereto. The second power supply system includes an electric motor coupled to an engine, and a second electrical energy accumulator able to be coupled to the electric motor. The switch controller controls the switch to an electrically conductive state on the condition that a motor assistance control is about to be executed. The assistance controller inhibits the motor assistance control on the condition that a charge state and a discharge state of the first electrical energy accumulator become ungraspable.

Abstract: Method for providing advice to an occupant of an electrical vehicle comprising at least one electrical energy storage, comprising the following steps: estimate an energy usage for a planned traveling path between a first (A) and a second (B) location, determine if there is a need to recharge, and when there is: identify at least one point of interest (POI1) which can be reached by a current amount of electrical energy, wherein the at least one point of interest (POI1) comprises at least one recharging station, provide an advice to stop at the at least one point of interest (POI1) for recharging, and further provide an instruction to recharge to a first state of charge level (SOC1), wherein the first state of charge level (SOC1) is such that the second location (B) or at least one other point of interest can be reached with a state of charge safety margin.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a DC-DC converter, a relay, and a control unit configured to i) start up the DC-DC converter based on a state transition of an ignition signal from OFF to ON, ii) cause the DC-DC converter to output a first low voltage when a high-voltage battery is connected to the DC-DC converter by the relay, iii) cause the DC-DC converter to output a voltage specified by an output voltage command in a case where the output voltage command is provided from a high-order ECU after output of the first low voltage is started, and iv) cause the DC-DC converter to output a fixed voltage higher than the first low voltage in a case where the output voltage command is not provided from the high-order ECU by a time at which a first time elapses after the output of the first low voltage is started.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a motor, a high-voltage device, and a power converter. The motor moves the vehicle. The high-voltage device is disposed inside a vehicle cabin of the vehicle. The power converter is disposed outside the vehicle cabin. The power converter is connected to the motor and the high-voltage device to convert electric power output from the high-voltage device and to supply the converted electric power to the motor. The high-voltage device is arranged to be juxtaposed to the power converter along a front-rear direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. The control device includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a controller. The acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of vehicle information regarding the vehicle configured to be externally charged. The vehicle information includes information related to a destination of the vehicle. The determination unit determines whether or not the hybrid vehicle is externally charged at the destination based on at least one piece of vehicle information regarding a same-destination vehicle including at least one of a vehicle having the same destination as the hybrid vehicle and a vehicle that has arrived at the destination of the hybrid vehicle. The controller controls the hybrid vehicle in accordance with a result of the determination by the determination unit.

Abstract: An electric drive unit with a housing, a motor coupled to the housing and having a motor shaft, a differential assembly, a pair of output shafts, and a transmission that transmits rotary power between the motor shaft and the differential input member. The differential assembly and the transmission are received in the housing. The differential assembly has a differential input member and a differential a pair of differential output members that are rotatably coupled to the output shafts. The transmission has a transmission output member that is coupled to the differential input member for rotation therewith. An optional mechanical input assembly can be housed in the housing and can have a ring gear, which can be coupled to the differential input member for rotation therewith, and an input pinon that can be meshingly engaged to the ring gear.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a power generation apparatus including an engine and an electric motor, an electricity storage device configured to supply electricity to the electric motor or to be supplied with electricity from the electric motor, a mode switch configured to permit a driver to perform switching between a CD mode and a CS mode, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control the power generation apparatus such that the engine is started up with a higher frequency when the driver switches the traveling mode from the CD mode to the CS mode while the state-of-charge is higher than the upper limit of the control center value, than when the driver switches the traveling mode from the CD mode to the CS while the state-of-charge is equal to or lower than the upper limit of the control center value.

Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes an energy storage device including a surface having a first end face from which an external terminal protrudes and a second end face on an opposite side from the first end face and a retaining member that includes paired end members disposed on opposite sides of the energy storage device in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in which the external terminal protrudes and a coupling portion for coupling the paired end members.

Abstract: An electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) receives, from an electric vehicle (EV) connected to the EVSE, one or more electric vehicle (EV) operator-specific parameters that are specific to an EV operator, where the one or more EV operator-specific parameters affect charging service for the EV at the EVSE, and where the one or more EV operator-specific parameters are received automatically as a result of the EV being connected to the EVSE. The EVSE applies the one or more EV operator-specific parameters.

Abstract: A system for determining identity information corresponding to an electrically operable machine is disclosed, where the electrically operable machine receives electricity from a power supply port. The system includes at least one sensor to generate a signal indicative of the electricity being drawn by the electrically operable machine from the power supply port. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and configured to determine the identity information corresponding to the electrically operable machine based on one or more electrical characteristics of the signal sensed by the at least one sensor. Method and non-transitory computer readable media for determining the identity of the electrically operable vehicle are also disclosed. Moreover, a system for controlling charging of a vehicle that is operated at least partially by the electricity is also disclosed.

Abstract: An energy management system includes an energy management controller and a power conditioning system that charges and discharges a storage battery installed in an electric vehicle. The energy management controller includes: a charge/discharge controller that is configured to, in accordance with an operation mode having an operation right among a plurality of operation modes, control charging and discharging of the storage battery through the power conditioning system; and an operation right granter that is configured to determine an operation mode to which the operation right is to be granted next based on a predetermined transition condition, and to grant the operation right to the operation mode determined thereby.

Abstract: In a vehicle that includes an engine including a starter, an automatic transmission unit having an input shaft coupled to an output shaft of the engine via a first clutch, and a motor generator (hereinafter, referred to as “MG”) coupled to the input shaft of the automatic transmission unit via a second clutch, an electronic control unit starts up the engine with the use of the starter in a state where the MG is disconnected from the engine by releasing at least one of the first clutch or the second clutch when an IG-on operation has been made in an IG-off state (a state where the vehicle is stopped in a P range) and a power control unit that supplies electric power to the MG has a failure.

Abstract: A battery system includes an electricity storage device including a plurality of battery units. The electronic control device is configured to switch a travel mode of the vehicle between a CD mode and a CS mode. The electronic control device is configured to calculate a vehicle state of charge at a higher value than an average state of charge when the average state of charge is higher than a threshold value, and calculate the vehicle state of charge at a lower value than the average state of charge when the average state of charge is lower than the threshold value. The threshold value is set at a lower value than a center value between an upper limit value and a lower limit value of the vehicle state of charge.

Abstract: A mobile diesel generator and propulsion system preferably includes a diesel engine, a vehicle platform, a generator with voltage inverter, a battery charging system, at least one storage battery, an AC voltage to DC voltage converter, a motor controller and an AC motor. The generator with voltage inverter is driven by the diesel engine. The battery charging system receives AC voltage from the generator with voltage inverter and outputs a DC voltage to charge the at least one storage battery. The AC voltage to DC voltage converter receives output from the generator with voltage inverter and outputs a DC voltage to the motor controller. The motor controller receives DC voltage output from either the AC voltage to DC voltage converter or the at least one storage battery and outputs AC voltage to the AC voltage motor. The AC voltage motor drives a rear wheel of the vehicle platform.

Abstract: A charging station can be autonomously coupled to an electric vehicle. Sensors on the vehicle determine a location of the vehicle, and the vehicle is positioned within a connection envelope. A travel path for bringing a charging connector into contact with a charging port on the vehicle can be determined, and then the travel path is autonomously carried out.

Abstract: A vehicle can be provided in which a rear surface of a center console (30) which accommodates an electric device (D) is formed by a detachable cover member (57), and a maintenance and inspection switch (61) for the electric device (D) is provided in a space defined between the electric device (D) accommodated in the center console (30) and the cover member (57), whereby an easy access to the maintenance and inspection switch (61) for the electric device (D) accommodated in the center console (30) can be gained.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for learning a touch point of an engine clutch of a hybrid electric vehicle that learns the touch point of the engine clutch based on a change of an engine torque while the hybrid electric vehicle is running. The method includes determining whether an engine clutch coupling after shifting is required and whether a learning condition based on a running state of the hybrid electric vehicle is satisfied when the engine clutch coupling after shifting is required. A coupling pressure of the engine clutch is increased when the learning condition is satisfied and a changing amount of an engine torque based on the increased coupling pressure of the engine clutch is compared with a predetermined value. The touch point of the engine clutch is learned when the changing amount of the engine torque is greater than or equal to the predetermined value.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle driving system and method. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle driving system converts a voltage of a second battery section, which supplies power to electric parts inside a vehicle, into a voltage of a first battery section, which supplies power to an inverter for operating a motor through a converter; and supplies power having the converted voltage to a capacitor of the inverter when the vehicle starts so that the capacitor can be charged with the power. With this, the pre-charge circuit is removed from the battery system to thereby make the battery system inexpensive, small and light weight.

Abstract: A system and method of managing the operation of a remotely controllable control unit for an appliance in a building during peak power demand hours with an application on a mobile device further in communication with a vehicle having a rechargeable battery capable of providing power to a power grid is disclosed. The application determines a state-of-charge of the rechargeable battery in the vehicle, and determines a location of the vehicle and whether the vehicle is within a threshold distance to the building. The building is preconditioned using the appliance to a preferred state if the vehicle is within the threshold distance to the building. When the vehicle arrives at the building, it is electrically connected to the power grid to provide electricity from the rechargeable battery to the power grid to replace the power used during the preconditioning.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a multi-channel DC bus assembly comprising a first channel and a second channel, a first electromechanical device coupled to a positive DC link of the first channel, and a second electromechanical device coupled to a positive DC link of the second channel. A first DC-to-AC voltage inverter is coupled to the positive DC link of the first channel and a second DC-to-AC voltage inverter is coupled to the positive DC link of the second channel. The apparatus further includes a bi-directional voltage modification assembly coupled to the positive DC link of the second channel and a first energy storage system electrically coupled to the first electromechanical device.

Abstract: A vehicle power management device managing: a vehicle path information generation device generating a vehicle travel path; a drive assembly consuming power to drive the vehicle; a power generator; an electrical load device group; a high-voltage storage device storing power for driving the vehicle; a low-voltage storage device storing power for operating the electrical load device group; and a DC voltage conversion and output device converting voltage of power stored in the high-voltage storage device to generate DC voltage for operating the electrical load device group, and outputting the DC voltage, and controlling electric energy flow in the vehicle. The vehicle power management device controls output of the DC voltage conversion and output device so that a filling rate of the low-voltage storage device is between lower and upper limits of a range in which a charge and discharge speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A power storage system mounted on a vehicle including: a power storage device (10) that performs charging and discharging; a voltage monitoring unit (20) that detects a voltage of the power storage device (10); and a controller (50) that controls charging and discharging of the power storage device (10), wherein the controller (50) performs consistency determination processing, which determines whether the controller (50) and the voltage monitoring unit (20) are consistent, based on control information that is predefined for the power storage device (10) for which the controller (50) controls charging and discharging and, if it is determined in the consistency determination processing that the controller (50) and the voltage monitoring unit (20) are not consistent, performs control so that the power storage device (10) does not perform charging and discharging.

Abstract: An electric motorcycle includes a battery case accommodating a high voltage battery, a low voltage battery, a converter that decreases the voltage of the high voltage battery to supply the decreased voltage to the low voltage battery, and a motor case that accommodates the electric motor. The converter is located in the motor case. The electric motorcycle prevents users from accessing the converter.

Abstract: A system for managing refueling and charging of a plug-in hybrid vehicle is provided to prevent charging from being performed simultaneously with refueling to prevent accidents attributable to the occurrence of gas fumes and static electricity. The system includes a plurality of input units configured to receive instructions for refueling and charging a battery. A fueling/charging controller is configured to determine whether a process for refueling and a process for charging the battery are progressing and to start a process that corresponds to the instruction input from any one of the plurality of input units when neither the process for refueling nor the process for charging the battery is progressing.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a traction battery having a battery fan, an engine, an electric machine coupled to the battery, and a controller or at least one powertrain module having a controller. The controller is programmed to respond to a change in a user selected powertrain operating mode to a performance mode. This change may occur while a pedal demand is generally constant. The controller may increase an available power of the battery to drive the electric machine without altering state of charge operating limits of the battery. The increase in available power of the battery may include increasing a state of charge of the battery or reducing the battery temperature such that a current may flow from the battery for a longer time period. Also, the overall available power for the vehicle may include operation of the engine at a higher rotational speed.

Abstract: A method is provided that aids the driver of an electric vehicle (EV) in optimizing their car's driving range by allowing the driver to request range optimization help from the EV's control system. In response to the request, the system provides the driver with one or more recommendations as to how to increase vehicle range, recommendations such as lowering top speed, altering the temperature settings of the car's HVAC system, etc. Additionally, the system provides the driver with real time driving range feedback, thereby helping the driver to evaluate the various recommendations and determine which approach is best suited to the current conditions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, charge units, computer readable media, and combinations thereof are provided, to enable color coding of charging units (CUs), to provide a visual indication to users of when a CU is available, unavailable, in progress, out of service, etc. The method also include logic for finding charge units and identifying discounts are the identified charge units. The discounts can, in some examples, be provided by merchants that may be proximate or local to a charge unit. The discount can be in the form of a discount for the charge purchased or obtained at the charge unit or discounts for goods or services offered a location of the merchant. The method executed by a processor at a charge unit or by a cloud processing logic, or by a server or servers or over the Internet, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes an electric motor, an internal combustion engine, and a heating system configured to transfer heat from the internal combustion engine to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The system includes a controller configured to operate the electric motor and the internal combustion engine according to one of a plurality of drive cycle profiles. The controller selects the drive cycle profile based on an ambient temperature. The drive cycle profiles include a first drive cycle profile that commands power from the electric motor until the battery system reaches a predetermined state of charge and subsequently commands power from the internal combustion engine and a second drive cycle profile that commands power from the internal combustion engine and subsequently commands power from the electric motor.

Abstract: A method is provided that aids the driver of an electric vehicle (EV) in optimizing their car's driving range. In response to the car's current driving range falling below a preset value, the system provides the driver with one or more recommendations as to how to increase range, recommendations such as lowering top speed, altering the temperature settings of the car's HVAC system, etc. Additionally, the system provides the driver with real time driving range feedback, thereby helping the driver to evaluate the various recommendations and determine which approach is best suited to the current conditions.