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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2006
Shahid Siddiqui, Northville, MI (US);
Allen Duan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vijay Garg, Canton, MI (US);
Joseph Stanek, Northville, MI (US);
Elaine Chen, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ramakrishna Raju, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Steven Schondorf, Dearborn, MI (US);
Floyd Cadwell, Dearborn, MI (US);
George Dolan, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey Boismier, Rockwood, MI (US);
Shahid Siddiqui, Northville, MI (US);
Allen Duan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vijay Garg, Canton, MI (US);
Joseph Stanek, Northville, MI (US);
Elaine Chen, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ramakrishna Raju, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Steven Schondorf, Dearborn, MI (US);
Floyd Cadwell, Dearborn, MI (US);
George Dolan, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey Boismier, Rockwood, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An alternative fuel vehicle having a fuel economy control module with associated logic that allows the vehicle to operate in a fuel economy mode based on a desired fuel economy preference. The fuel economy control logic is in electrical communication with a vehicle system controller (VSC) and may be integrally formed as a sub-module within the VSC. A fuel economy control switch controlled by the fuel economy control logic toggles between an on and an off position to enable or disable a fuel economy mode. A fuel economy control selector allows a user to select a desired fuel economy mode preference once the fuel economy control switch is on. The fuel economy mode selected represents a predefined desired fuel economy preference such as a distance per amount of fuel consumed, or alternatively, a percentage of a balance between a fuel economy operation and a fuel performance operation.