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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Seth Anthony Bryan, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Bryan Michael Bolger, Canton, MI (US);
Robert David Hancasky, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Angel Fernando Porras, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60L 15/00 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 1/02 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60H 1/00385 (2013.01); B60H 1/00764 (2013.01); B60H 1/00964 (2013.01); B60H 1/00985 (2013.01); B60L 1/02 (2013.01); B60L 15/2045 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00992 (2013.01); B60L 2250/18 (2013.01); B60L 2260/52 (2013.01); B60L 2260/54 (2013.01); B60W 2540/00 (2013.01); B60W 2710/086 (2013.01); B60W 2710/30 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7283 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a controller that prompts a user to confirm a willingness to accept a reduced maximum acceleration or speed responsive to user confirmation of a desire to increase an electric drive range by a user selected amount. The controller further operates a propulsion system with the reduced maximum acceleration or speed to increase the electric drive range responsive to user confirmation of the willingness.