Patent ID: 8676482
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,G01R,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus, comprising: an actual traveling measuring section which measures, for each driving pattern which is at least one of cornering of the vehicle, the vehicle lane change, starting of the vehicle, and deceleration of the vehicle, actual gasoline mileage data for a hybrid vehicle equipped with a battery as a power source; a test traveling storage section which stores in advance test gasoline mileage data which is set for each driving pattern on the basis of a traveling test of the vehicle; a battery life evaluating section which compares the measured actual gasoline mileage data with the test gasoline mileage data on the driving pattern and evaluates a degradation level of the battery on the basis of a value of a decrease in gasoline mileage which is set for each degradation level of the battery and transmits information on battery degradation; and a battery life display section which displays the information on battery degradation received from the battery life evaluating section, wherein the actual traveling measuring section measures a driver's driving operation for each driving pattern, and the battery life evaluating section evaluates the driver's driving operation on the basis of the measured actual traveling data and compares the actual gasoline mileage data with the test gasoline mileage data taking into account the value of a decrease in gasoline mileage which is set for each driving operation.