Vehicle and control method thereof

A vehicle comprising:

• a battery;
• a navigation system;
• and
• a control device connected to the battery and the navigation system;
• wherein the control device is configured to:
• receive information on a point of departure, a destination of the vehicle, a first desired distance to empty (DTE) at a stopover, and a second desired DTE at the destination of the vehicle for charging the battery, based on an external electronic device through the communication device or a user input through an input device;
• generate a first virtual driving route comprising the point of departure and the destination, through the navigation system based on the received information;
• identify a first position corresponding to the first desired DTE information on the first virtual driving route;
• generate a virtual region with respect to the first position;
• identify a first charging station included in the virtual region;
• generate a virtual driving route of the vehicle, in which the first charging station is designated as a virtual stopover;
• and
• control the navigation system to display the virtual driving route of the vehicle based on an estimated state of charge (SOC) of the battery corresponding to the virtual driving route,
• wherein the first desired DTE indicates DTE information of the vehicle desired by a user when the vehicle arrives at the stopover,
• wherein the control device receives the first desired DTE information at the stopover of the vehicle based on a user input through the input device, and
• wherein, when the virtual region does not include a charging station, the control device outputs a message to notify the user to increase the first desired DTE at the stopover so as to allow the user to re-input the first desired DTE at the stopover.