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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Duane M. Grider, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Duane M. Grider, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60W 20/11 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/11 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2560/02 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6269 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.