CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN VEHICLE

摘要

A vehicle control system for controlling a vehicle driven by an electric power and having a first energy consumption device for travelling, a second energy consumption device for operation other than said travelling, and one or more power supplies for supplying the electric power to the first and second power consuming device. The system includes a first distance calculating unit calculating a first distance travelable by the vehicle with a power available from the power supplies by using information on a driving status of the vehicle provided from the first energy consuming device, an amount of the power available from the power supplies, and an amount of power consumed by the second energy consuming device; a second distance calculating unit calculating a second distance between the vehicle and a destination; an energy-saving status determining unit comparing the first distance with the second distance and determining whether to operate the vehicle in an energy-saving mode; and an energy-saving mode control unit controlling the electric power supplied to the second energy consuming device.