ROUTE SEARCH DEVICE, ROUTE SEARCH METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an occupant of an electric vehicle with a route by which a destination can surely be reached.

SOLUTION: A route search device 1 searches for a direct route which leads to a destination directly without charging, and based on necessary power for traveling the direct route and power consumption by a plurality of types of electric devices in different setting states during the travel, determines a setting state of the electric devices which enables the electric vehicle 20 to reach the destination via the direct route. In addition, the route search device 1 searches for a relay route which leads to the destination via a relay location where a charge point is located, and based on necessary power for traveling the relay route and power consumption by the plurality of types of electric devices in different setting states during the travel, determines a setting state of the electric devices which enables the electric vehicle 20 to reach the destination via the relay route. The direct route and/or the relay route that are/is determined as being able to complete the travel and the setting states of electric devices corresponding to the routes are displayed by a display 7 to an occupant.

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