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Route selection apparatus for a motor vehicle

  • US 5,790,976 A
  • Filed: 05/24/1996
  • Issued: 08/04/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Route finder for a motor vehicle having an energy accumulator into which energy can be fed at respective energy supply stations of an energy supply network, said route finder comprising:

  • a data input unit for inputting at least one destination for a journey;

    a road network memory for storing locations on a network of roads which the vehicle can travel, and associated distances to locations;

    a computer unit for determining at least one possible route from a vehicle location to said at least one destination, said route including a designation of energy supply processes to be performed at one or more energy supply stations, based on a quantity of energy present in the energy accumulator, location of energy supply stations of the energy supply network, duration of necessary supply processes, and route-specific energy consumption information; and

    a display unit for displaying said at least one route determined by the computer unit.

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