Patent ID: 6175303
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B60L,B60R,G01R,Y02T

Abstract:
In an electric vehicle having a battery for supplying energy to a motor, a system for monitoring a usage of an available current of said battery, said system comprising:a battery energy measuring device in electrical communication with said battery, said battery energy measuring device adapted to measure conditions indicative of said available current of said battery, said battery energy measuring device adapted to generate a charge signal indicative of said available current of said battery;a display responsive to said charge signal for displaying said available current of said battery;a keyswitch in electrical communication with said battery, said keyswitch having on and off conditions for respectively enabling and disabling a supply of energy from said battery to said motor; andan offset responsive to said keyswitch adapted to provide a keyswitch signal to said display representative of said on and said off conditions, said display responsive to said keyswitch signal by offsetting said charge signal when said keyswitch is in said on condition such that said display displays said on and said off conditions of said keyswitch.