| US 7,490,000 B2 | ||
| Fuel economy control system and control strategy | ||
| Shahid Siddiqui, Northville, Mich. (US); Allen Duan, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US); Vijay Garg, Canton, Mich. (US); Joseph Stanek, Northville, Mich. (US); Elaine Chen, Dearborn, Mich. (US); Ramakrishna Raju, West Bloomfield, Mich. (US); Steven Schondorf, Dearborn, Mich. (US); Floyd Cadwell, Dearborn, Mich. (US); George Dolan, Commerce Township, Mich. (US); and Jeffrey Boismier, Rockwood, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/511,560. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0059035 A1, Mar. 06, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60L 9/00 (2006.01); G01F 17/00 (2006.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 701—104 [701/93; 701/22] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A fuel economy control system for an alternative fuel vehicle comprising:
a fuel economy control module including associated fuel economy control logic that operates to allow a vehicle to operate
in a fuel economy mode based on a desired fuel economy preference selected by a user, said alternative fuel vehicle selected
from the group consisting of a hybrid electric vehicle and a fuel cell vehicle.
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