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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Craig Edward Esler, Plymouth, MI (US);
Dale Gilman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Yevgeniya Sosonkina, Birmingham, MI (US);
Ryan J. Skaff, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jason Meyer, Canton, MI (US);
Paul Aldighieri, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a display and a controller that operates the display. A first icon representing a reference energy consumption value based on a predetermined target energy consumption rate is displayed. A second icon representing a present energy consumption value is displayed. The icons are positioned relative to one another based on a difference between the reference energy consumption value and the present energy consumption value. A numerical scale may be displayed having values associated with the first and second icons. A vehicle having a hybrid powertrain including a traction battery may display an effective electric distance traveled that is based on a ratio of power supplied by the traction battery to total power supplied by the powertrain.