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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sangeetha Sangameswaran, Canton, MI (US);
Ryan J. Skaff, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Paul Aldighieri, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Dale Gilman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Robert David Hancasky, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G01F 23/00 (2013.01); B60K 2350/352 (2013.01); Y10S 903/903 (2013.01); B60W 20/1086 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for displaying a recommended engine fuel fill amount to an operator of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. In one example, the recommended engine fuel fill amount is determined based on an actual amount of fuel consumed over a particular duration and displayed to an operator of the vehicle with a low fuel warning.