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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Yumi Iraha, Toyota, JP;
Tomoyuki Maruyama, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Yumi Iraha, Toyota, JP;
Tomoyuki Maruyama, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/20 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60K 6/365 (2007.10); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60W 40/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/445 (2007.10); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 2540/16 (2013.01); B60W 2530/14 (2013.01); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6239 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60L 2240/486 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 40/00 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid vehicleincludes as drive sources an internal combustion engineto which fuel stored in a fuel tankis supplied, and a second M/Gto which electricity stored in a batteryis supplied. The vehiclealso includes a battery chargerfor charging the batteryfrom the outside of the vehicleFor each of a plurality of refuelings to the fuel tankthe history of the time of refueling and the amount of refueling are stored. Based on the history, the degree of deterioration of fuel in the fuel tankis calculated.