VEHICLE COMPARISON SYSTEM

摘要

A system for comparing energy usage of different vehicle platforms is provided. The system may include a processor to execute routines stored in a memory device. Further, in one embodiment the routines include routines configured to receive selection of a driving style by a user and to select a virtual test drive based on the received selection. Also, the routines may include routines configured to output the selected virtual test drive and to output a comparison of multiple vehicles having different characteristics based on the selected virtual test drive. Other systems, methods, and manufactures are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method for a virtual test drive, comprising:
presenting, on a display device of a computer, a user interface prompting a user to provide one or more parameters of the virtual test drive; receiving, from an input device of the computer, the one or more parameters of the virtual test drive; selecting, via a processor of the computer, a simulated route for the virtual test drive based on the one or more parameters of the virtual test drive; presenting, on the display device, an animation of a depicted vehicle traveling along a portion of the simulated route; and presenting, along with the animation, simulated performance information for different types of vehicles traveling the portion of the simulated route.