Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ameen Al-khafaji

Daniel Lewis Boston

Mohsen Lakehal-Ayat

Courtney L'Arrivée

Ali Soloukmofrad

Scott Scheraga

Leo Joseph Rosene

Ian Kenneth McEachern

Benjamin Schoenleber

A system includes a processor configured to determine that travel data, reflecting previous travel, exists for an upcoming route segment. The processor is also configured to derive a fuel-efficient control strategy for the upcoming segment, based on fuel efficient behavior reflected in the travel data. The processor is further configured to execute the control strategy in a vehicle while the vehicle travels over the route segment to instruct vehicle control in accordance with the control strategy for at least a portion of the segment.

Method and apparatus for improved vehicle control accommodating fuel economy

A vehicle includes one or more controllers, programmed to responsive to receiving an indication of a destination, select a charger within a predefined geofence from the destination; responsive to detecting the vehicle becoming less than a predefined distance from the charger, calculate a proposed charging schedule based on a current state-of-charge (SOC) and a desired SOC; and join a queue for the charger with the proposed charging schedule.

Electric vehicle charging scheduler

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Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America

Ameen Al-khafaji