A control system 1 for controlling a driving mode of an electric vehicle (EV) (80-Fig.9), the driving mode being defined by a plurality of vehicle operating parameters. The control system comprises one or more processors 120 collectively configured to: define a plurality of sets of one or more vehicle operating parameter values for the EV, and associate each of the sets of vehicle operating parameter values with a charge state of a battery system 12 of the EV. When the EV operates in the driving mode, the processor(s) determine(s) a current charge state (state-of-charge, SoC) of the battery system, and operate(s) the EV using the vehicle operating parameter(s) values of the set associated with the current charge state of the battery system. The processor(s) may update the driving mode by updating: membership of a set(s) of vehicle operating parameter values; an operating parameter value(s) of the set(s) of operating parameter values; and/or a charge state(s) of the battery system associated with the sets of operating parameter values. The processor(s) may further update the driving mode: based on a history of driver choices for the operating parameter values; based on distance to a final/intermediate destination (e.g., EV charging point); and during a journey in response to a change to parameters of the journey.
Electric vehicle driving mode
27.03.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch