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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Keita Hashimoto, Toyota, JP;
Ryuta Ishida, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroaki Takeuchi, Toyota, JP;
Hiroaki Arakawa, Nagakute, JP;
Shinji Ichikawa, Toyota, JP;
Shigeki Kinomura, Toyota, JP;
Akio Uotani, Toyota, JP;
Kazuyuki Kagawa, Toyota, JP;
Yusuke Kinoshita, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A use index IDX indicative of a degree of use of external charging is calculated and transmitted to a vehicle external system. The vehicle external system provides a service or imposes a penalty based on the use index IDX. In a case where the degree of use of external charging is determined to be low based on the use index IDX, if the vehicle external system provides a non-preferential service or imposes a heavy penalty as compared with a case where the degree of use of external charging is determined to be high, a driver or an owner of a vehicle takes an action by which the use index is determined to indicate a high degree of use of external charging. As a result, the use of external charging can be promoted.