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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2011
Rebecca K. Fitzgerald, Greenfield, WI (US);
Garth A. Cole, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Kimberley S. Metcalf-kupres, Vernon, WI (US);
Thomas M. Watson, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Craig W. Rigby, Bayside, WI (US);
Rebecca K. Fitzgerald, Greenfield, WI (US);
Garth A. Cole, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Kimberley S. Metcalf-Kupres, Vernon, WI (US);
Thomas M. Watson, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Craig W. Rigby, Bayside, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for comparing energy usage of different vehicle platforms is provided. The system may include a processor to execute routines stored in a memory device. Further, in one embodiment the routines include routines configured to receive selection of a driving style by a user and to select a virtual test drive based on the received selection. Also, the routines may include routines configured to output the selected virtual test drive and to output a comparison of multiple vehicles having different characteristics based on the selected virtual test drive. Other systems, methods, and manufactures are also disclosed.