Patent ID: 11881060
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the HMI provides a graphical user interface having:
the current ambient temperature, the current ambient temperature being one of the one or more boundary conditions;
a number of days until a no-start condition for the energy source is reached based on the initial SOC and the one or more boundary conditions;
an indication of a current available range for the energy source based on the initial SOC;
an indication of a distance to a nearest charging station;
an indication of a distance to a home charging station;
a charging alert activator, wherein when depressed the charging alert activator causes a controller of the vehicle to transmit a request to a charging service to charge the energy source; and
a toggle allowing charging for the low-voltage battery of the energy source to be selectively activated or deactivated.