Vehicle having an electric motor and method of controlling a display displaying a cruising distance of the vehicle

摘要

A motor generates a kinetic energy for use in running of a vehicle. An electric storage apparatus is charged and discharged and outputs a driving electric power for the motor through the discharge. A display displays a cruising distance over which the vehicle can be run with the motor. A controller calculates the cruising distance based on a full charge capacity of the electric storage apparatus and displays the cruising distance on the display. When the full charge capacity at a present time is smaller than the full charge capacity at a past time and the electric storage apparatus is not discharged, or when the full charge capacity at the present time is larger than the full charge capacity at the past time and the electric storage apparatus is not charged, the controller displays the cruising distance based on the full charge capacity at the past time on the display.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
a motor generating a kinetic energy for use in running of the vehicle; an electric storage apparatus charged and discharged and outputting a driving electric power for the motor; a display displaying a cruising distance over which the vehicle can be run with the motor; and a controller calculating the cruising distance based on a state of charge (SOC) of the electric storage apparatus and displaying the cruising distance on the display, wherein the controller calculates the cruising distance based on the SOC and a reference full charge capacity of the electric storage apparatus, after the full charge capacity for calculating the SOC is calculated, when the full charge capacity at a present time and the full charge capacity at a past time are different, to keep displaying the cruising distance calculated to the reference full charge capacity at the past time, when the full charge capacity at the present time is smaller than the full charge capacity at the past time, the controller gradually changes the cruising distance to be displayed on the display from the displayed cruising distance calculated to the reference full charge capacity at the past time in accordance with a starting of the discharge of the electric storage apparatus after the full charge capacity is calculated, and when the full charge capacity at the present time is larger than the full charge capacity at the past time, the controller gradually changes the cruising distance to be displayed on the display from the displayed cruising distance calculated to the reference full charge capacity at the past time in accordance with the starting of the charge of the electric storage apparatus after the full charge capacity is calculated.