Method for providing information relating to the operational state of a motor vehicle to a driver and motor vehicle having a control unit for carrying out the method

A method for providing information to a driver relating to an operational state of a motor vehicle having an electric motor to drive the motor vehicle with a fixed transmission ratio, comprising:

• during operation of the electric motor, continuously determining a virtual rotational speed and a virtual gear-shift stage from a first operational parameter describing the operational state of the motor vehicle;
• limiting or expanding a predefined range of operating states of the electric motor within which the electric motor can be operated, as a function of a second operational parameter describing the operational state of the motor vehicle, the second operational parameter being different from the first operational parameter;
• modifying the virtual rotational speed and the virtual gear-shift stage to produce a virtual modified rotational speed and a virtual modified gear-shift stage, the virtual rotational speed and the virtual gear-shift stage being modified as a function of the second operational parameter;
• and
• producing an acoustic output as a function of the virtual modified rotational speed and the virtual modified gear-shift stage.

A motor vehicle, comprising:

• an electric motor which operates with a fixed transmission ratio to drive the motor vehicle;
• an acoustic output device;
• and
• a control device to provide information to a driver relating to an operational state of a motor vehicle, to:
• continuously determine, during operation of the electric motor, a virtual rotational speed and a virtual gear-shift stage from a first operational parameter describing the operational state of the motor vehicle;
• limit or expand a predefined range of operating states of the electric motor within which the electric motor can be operated, as a function of a second operational parameter describing the operational state of the motor vehicle, the second operational parameter being different from the first operational parameter;
• modify the virtual rotational speed and the virtual gear-shift stage to produce a virtual modified rotational speed and a virtual modified gear-shift stage, the virtual rotational speed and the virtual gear-shift stage being modified as a function of the second operational parameter;
• and
• produce an acoustic output as a function of the virtual modified rotational speed and the virtual modified gear-shift stage.