Vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• an electric motor for driving drive wheels of the vehicle;
• a battery for supplying electric power to said electric motor;
• a motor drive control unit for controlling the electric motor driving the vehicle by controlling electric power transfer from the battery to the electric motor;
• battery residual capacity detection means for detecting actual residual capacity of the battery;
• input means for inputting schedule information including map data and trip information pertaining to a trip including at least one destination;
• schedule information memory means for storing said schedule information;
• a navigation system for searching said map data to determine a travel route to said one destination;
• provisional position memory means for storing geographic information, included in said schedule information, relating to geographic positions between a starting location where the battery is charged and said one destination where battery recharging is planned;
• distance calculating means for calculating total distance along the travel route determined by said navigation system, based on geographic information stored in said provisional position memory means;
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• power consumption programming means for, prior to start of the trip, scheduling consumption of electric power by said electric motor in accordance with distance travelled, based on the total distance calculated by said distance calculating means and the detected residual capacity of the battery.

A vehicle comprising:

• an electric motor for driving drive wheels of the vehicle;
• a battery for supplying electric power to said electric motor;
• a motor drive control unit for controlling the electric motor driving the vehicle by controlling electric power transfer from the battery to the electric motor;
• battery residual capacity detection means for detecting actual residual charge of the battery;
• input means for inputting schedule information including route information pertaining to a travel route for a trip;
• schedule information memory means for storing said schedule information;
• provisional position memory means for storing geographic information, included in said schedule information, relating to geographic positions between a starting location where the battery is charged and a first destination having facilities for recharging the battery, and between said first destination and a second destination having facilities for recharging the battery;
• charge time decision means for determining, from said schedule information, whether time available for recharging at the first destination is less than the time required for a full recharging wherein battery is recharged from a battery residual capacity of 0% to a battery residual capacity of 100%;
• distance calculating means for calculating a first travel distance from a present starting location to the first destination and a second travel distance from the first destination to a second destination based on the geographic information stored in said provisional position memory means;
• battery residual capacity decision means for calculating a battery residual capacity value to be reserved for arrival at said first destination, when said charge time decision means has determined that the time available for recharging at said first destination is less than the time required for said full recharging and when said second travel distance is longer than said first travel distance;
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• power consumption programming means for scheduling, prior to departure from said starting location, consumption of electric power by said electric motor in accordance with distance travelled, based on the travel distances obtained by said distance calculating means and on a battery residual capacity for said first distance which is obtained by subtracting the calculated reserved battery residual capacity value from the battery residual capacity detected by said battery residual capacity detection means.

A vehicle comprising:

• an electric motor for driving drive wheels of the vehicle;
• a battery for supplying electric power to said electric motor;
• a motor drive control unit for controlling the electric motor driving the vehicle by controlling electric power transfer from the battery to the electric motor;
• battery residual capacity detection means for detecting actual residual charge of the battery;
• input means for inputting schedule information including route information pertaining to a travel route for a trip;
• schedule information memory means for storing said schedule information;
• a navigation system for determining a travel route to a specified destination;
• provisional position memory means for storing geographic information, included in said schedule information, relating to geographic positions between a starting location where the battery is charged and a first destination having facilities for battery recharging, and between the first destination and a second destination having facilities for battery recharging;
• charge time decision means for determining whether or not the time available for recharging at said first destination is less than the time required to recharge the battery from a battery residual capacity of 0% to 100%;
• distance calculating means for calculating distances along the determined travel route including a first distance from the starting location to the first destination and a second distance from the first destination to the second destination based on the geographic information stored in said provisional position memory means;
• battery residual capacity decision means for calculating a battery residual capacity to be reserved for arrival at said first destination, when said charge time decision means has determined that the time available for recharging at said first destination is less than the time required for said full recharging and when said second travel distance is longer than said first travel distance;
• and
• power consumption programming means for, prior to departure from said starting location, scheduling consumption of electric power by said electric motor in accordance with distance travelled, based on the travel distances obtained by said distance calculating means and on a battery residual capacity value for said first travel distance which is obtained by subtracting the calculated reserved battery residual capacity from the battery residual capacity detected by said battery residual capacity detection means.