US 2014/0207321 A1 · METHOD OF OPERATING VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM

Abstract

A method of operating a vehicle having an electric drive is provided. The method includes defining a first zone and a second zone. The first zone has an associated first characteristic and the second zone has an associated second characteristic that differs from the first characteristic. The method further includes switching an operating mode of a vehicle from a first operating mode in the first zone to a second operating mode in the second zone in response to the vehicle translating from the first zone to the second zone. Associated vehicles and systems are provided also.

Claims4

Dependent claims

A system having information correlating an amount of energy used by a vehicle to an amount of fuel consumed by the vehicle or an amount of emissions emitted by the vehicle, comprising:

a controller operable to determine at least one of a saved amount of fuel or a reduced amount of emissions;
and
a sensor operable to measure an amount of energy supplied by an energy storage device and to communicate information about that amount to the controller, wherein
the controller determines the saved amount of fuel or the reduced amount of emissions based on the amount of the energy supplied by the energy storage device.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/224,992Filed 25 Mar 2014

Priority

16 May 2007

Published

24 Jul 2014

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification24 codes

B60L 58/12
For monitoring or controlling batteries: responding to state of charge [SoC]
B60L 50/61
Using power supplied by batteries: by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles
B60W 20/10
Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles: controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand
B60W 20/12
Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand: using control strategies taking into account route…

Method of operating vehicle and associated system

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Abstract

Claims4