| 摘要 |
An operator selectable performance control system and method for an electric vehicle, comprises: a motor 42 structured and operable to provide motive power and regenerative braking forces to the vehicle and preferably a mechanical brake assembly 48 structured and operable to exert mechanical braking forces to the vehicle; a controller 50 operable to control the application of motive power and regenerative braking forces of the motor; an operator selectable switch 54 structured and operable to changeably select one of a plurality of vehicle performance routines executable by the controller for affecting maximum vehicle speed and an amount of regenerative braking implemented during vehicle operation. Preferably the selectable switch is a key switch capable of being locked in position by removing the key. Preferably there are three different performance settings, PS1, PS2, PS3, limiting the vehicles speed within ranges of 13-16 mph, 11-14mph and 15-19 mph. additionally there is a reset button (90, fig.2) for initialising the controller before implementing a performance routine. |
