Aspects of the present invention relate to a control system and method for controlling a state of charge of energy storage means of a hybrid electric vehicle, the control system comprising one or more electronic controllers, the one or more electronic controllers configured to:receive destination data;determine a route to be travelled by the vehicle, the route comprising one or more characteristics, in dependence on the received destination data; andcontrol the state of charge of the energy storage means in dependence on the route to allow the vehicle to travel an end portion of the route in an electric-only mode.
HYBRID VEHICLE STATE OF CHARGE CONTROL
2023-05-18
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 |