System for transmitting data between a hybrid electric vehicle and a remote transceiver

A method of transmitting driver specific hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) data between a wireless communication device and a vehicle, the method comprising:

• entering driver specific HEV operating parameter settings for a plurality of drivers into a vehicle controller;
• providing a plurality of wireless communication devices, each wireless communication device having a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter configured to transmit one of a plurality of unique first electronic signals to the vehicle controller, each of the first electronic signals associated with one of the driver specific HEV operating parameter settings;
• transmitting a second signal containing driver specific vehicle data from the vehicle controller to the wireless communication device that is processed and controlled by the vehicle controller;
• configuring HEV operating parameters in accordance with the driver specific HEV operating parameter settings;
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• displaying driver specific HEV data within a visual display in the wireless communication device.