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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2024
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Chunjian Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Drushan A Mavalankar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Halim G Santoso, Novi, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of providing route information to a driver, includes determining a travel path for a trip to a destination, determining segments of the travel path, determining a driving style of a driver of the vehicle, determining an energy use model for vehicle energy use along the travel path that is based in part on the driving style, estimating propulsion energy available in vehicle, and comparing the estimated propulsion energy to the energy use model to determine a need for adding propulsion energy to the vehicle before the vehicle reaches the destination. When additional propulsion energy is determined to be needed, the method includes determining a location of a propulsion energy station along the travel path and reachable by the vehicle as determined from the energy use model.