Method and system for determining a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle expected drive range

Title: Method and system for determining a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle expected drive range

A vehicle may include an engine and electric machine each configured to generate motive power for the vehicle, a battery configured to store energy for the electric machine, and a tank configured to store fuel for the engine. The vehicle may further include one or more controllers configured to determine a vehicle drive range based on an amount of fuel in the tank and an available charge depletion energy in the battery.

Inventors:: Grider, Duane M.; Blakemore, Bruce Carvell

Issue Date:: 2018-10-09

OSTI Identifier:: 1485296

Assignee:: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI) NETL

Patent Number(s):: 10,093,303

Application Number:: 12/858,112

Contract Number:: FC26-08NT04384

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2010 Aug 17

Research Org:: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS

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Electric vehicle having multiple-use APU system
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Grieve, Malcolm James; MacBain, John A.; Botti, Jean J.
US Patent Application 11/370285; 20060219448
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