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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xiao Guang Yang, Northville, MI (US);
Jianbo Lu, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); F16H 63/42 (2006.01); G08B 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2250/20 (2013.01); B60L 2260/52 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling a vehicle system to refine a travel range estimation of an electrified vehicle if a desired destination cannot be reached under current driving conditions. The controlling step includes warning a driver about a travel range based on the driver's driving habits, coaching the driver to modify the driving habits, and adjusting operation of at least one vehicle subsystem.