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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
General Motors Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Alexander X. Cermak, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Ryan Olejniczak, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Maria I. Portal, Dearborn, MI (US);
Esteban Camacho, Belleville, MI (US);
Jeffrey J. Haase, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for determining a vehicle lifetime fuel economy using a remote server. The method includes retrieving from at least one vehicle control module vehicle data including an amount of total fuel used by the vehicle, determining whether the total fuel used by the vehicle is greater than or equal to a stored fuel used value, calculating an adjusted total fuel used if the total fuel used is not greater than or equal to the stored fuel used value, and calculating the lifetime fuel economy based on the adjusted total fuel used.