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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mark A. Zerbini, Canton, MI (US);
Alan J. Houtman, Milford, MI (US);
Inventors:
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mark A. Zerbini, Canton, MI (US);
Alan J. Houtman, Milford, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel economy (FE) indicator lamp regulation system for a hybrid electric vehicle having an internal combustion engine includes an FE indicator lamp, a first module that calculates an instantaneous FE of the hybrid electric vehicle and a second module that determines a velocity of the hybrid electric vehicle. A third module switches the FE indicator lamp between an on state and an off state based on the instantaneous FE and the vehicle speed.