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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2025
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Justin J Padinjaremury, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Alexander Yohei Morita, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Brian J Morrison, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Francis J Carr, II, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Rocco Di Leo, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Brian Sharp, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A coast control system and method for a battery electric vehicle (BEV) include determining a minimum pedal torque for the BEV corresponding to a minimum accelerator pedal position to maintain the BEV traveling at a given speed on a flat surface and carrying a nominal load and, based thereon, calculating maximum acceleration thresholds for the BEV for entry to and exit from a coast control feature of the BEV, respectively. When a set of preconditions for the coast control feature are satisfied and a vehicle acceleration of the BEV is greater than the maximum acceleration threshold for entry into the coast control feature, the coast control feature is executed by decreasing a driver torque request for the BEV and the minimum pedal torque by a coast control offset.