A method for controlling a powertrain in a hybrid vehicle includes operating in an electric only mode in response to a detected vehicle location being within a designated geographic area. The designated geographic region is designated in response to at least one user selection that was input during a previous drive cycle. The designated geographic region also includes the vehicle location where the user selection was input.
METHOD FOR DRIVER IDENTIFICATION OF PREFERRED ELECTRIC DRIVE ZONES USING A PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE
2015-10-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |
European Patent Office | 2015
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