System and method for determining a vehicle refueling strategy
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1. A vehicle refueling advisory system comprising:
- one or more computers configured to, for a specified route to be travelled during a multi-day time period, (i) select at least one day during the multi-day time period on which to purchase fuel, (ii) select at least one fueling station along the route at which to purchase fuel for each selected day, and (iii) determine an amount of fuel to purchase at each selected fueling station, the selections and determination based on a specified maximum number of days during the multi-day time period on which fuel may be purchased and current and forecasted fuel prices for the multi-day time period to generally minimize fueling costs for the specified route.
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A method for generating a fueling strategy that generally minimizes fueling costs for a specified route to be traveled by a vehicle during a multi-day time period may include, based on current and forecasted fuel prices for the multi-day time period, (i) selecting at least one day during the multi-day time period on which to purchase fuel, (ii) selecting at least one fueling station along the route at which to purchase fuel for each selected day, and (iii) determining an amount of fuel to purchase at each selected fueling station.
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1. A vehicle refueling advisory system comprising:
one or more computers configured to, for a specified route to be travelled during a multi-day time period, (i) select at least one day during the multi-day time period on which to purchase fuel, (ii) select at least one fueling station along the route at which to purchase fuel for each selected day, and (iii) determine an amount of fuel to purchase at each selected fueling station, the selections and determination based on a specified maximum number of days during the multi-day time period on which fuel may be purchased and current and forecasted fuel prices for the multi-day time period to generally minimize fueling costs for the specified route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for generating a fueling strategy that generally minimizes fueling costs for a specified route to be traveled by a vehicle during a multi-day time period, the method comprising:
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determining forecasted fuel prices for the multi-day time period based on past and current fuel prices; based on the current and forecasted fuel prices, (i) selecting at least one day during the multi-day time period on which to purchase fuel, (ii) selecting at least one fueling station along the route at which to purchase fuel for each selected day, and (iii) determining an amount of fuel to purchase at each selected fueling station; and outputting a visual representation of the selected days, selected fueling stations, and determined amounts of fuel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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