| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method which enable a user to compare a price of fuel and energy used in a hybrid vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: A charging station to be used with a hybrid vehicle having a battery includes: a communication interface configured to be coupled to the hybrid vehicle; a network interface configured to communicate with a fuel vendor and a public utility; and a processor coupled to the communication interface and the network interface. The processor is configured to receive fuel requirements from the hybrid vehicle via the communication interface, receive a fuel price from the fuel vendor via the network interface based on the fuel requirements, receive via the network interface an energy price from the public utility that provides energy storable in the battery, and calculate a price index for each of the fuel vendor and the public utility. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
