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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Duane M. Grider, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Duane M. Grider, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle may include one or more controllers configured to determine a remaining energy of the vehicle's battery, to determine a series of energy consumption rates of the vehicle, and to select a set of energy consumption rates from the series. The one or more controllers may be further configured to determine an expected drive range for the vehicle based on the remaining energy and the selected set of energy consumption rates.