METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE REFUELING
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for facilitating refueling operations in vehicles operating with multiple fuels. A vehicle operator may be assisted in refueling the multiple fuel tanks of the vehicle by being provided one or more refueling profiles that take into account the vehicle'"'"'s future trip plans, the predicted environmental conditions along a planned route, and the operator'"'"'s preferences.
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20 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A vehicle system, including,
a first fuel injector coupled to a first fuel tank with a first fuel; -
a second injector coupled to a second fuel tank with a second fuel; a display for displaying fueling profiles to a vehicle operator and receiving operator preferences from the vehicle operator; a vehicle positioning device; and a controller with computer-readable instructions for, displaying on the display one or more fueling profiles based on fuel usage rates of the first and second fuel, the fuel usage rates adjusted based at least on predicted future environmental conditions of a vehicle trip plan. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle including a fuel system, comprising,
a first fuel tank holding a first fuel; -
a second fuel tank holding a second fuel, the second fuel having a higher effective octane than the first fuel; a display for interacting with the vehicle operator; and a controller with computer-readable instructions for, displaying one or more fueling profiles on the display, the fueling profiles based on fuel usage rates of the first and second fuel, the fuel usage rates based at least on predicted future environmental conditions over a vehicle trip plan; navigating the vehicle to a selected fueling station, the fueling station selected based on a fueling profile selected by the operator from the one or more displayed fueling profiles; and communicating the selected fueling profile to the selected fueling station. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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