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INTERACTIVE DRIVER SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE

  • US 20120143410A1
  • Filed: 12/01/2010
  • Published: 06/07/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An interactive driver system that alleviates range anxiety for the driver of an electric vehicle, comprising:

  • a range monitor module that determines range of the electric vehicle and identifies a given condition of the vehicle in which the range of the vehicle may be exceeded during ongoing operation of the vehicle;

    a load monitor module that identifies one or more electric loads being placed on a battery of the electric vehicle; and

    a driver notification module that presents suggestions on a display of the vehicle to the driver of the vehicle for reducing energy consumption by the vehicle upon occurrence of the given condition, where the suggestions relate to the identified electric loads.

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