Rail vehicle, having at least one electrical energy storage unit for supplying at least one traction device with electrical energy and operating elements for control of the traction device by a vehicle driver, _ wherein the rail vehicle further has a range determination device and an optical output device, _ wherein the range determination device is used to determine a status of an attainability of a route destination and calculates at least one absolute energy consumption (E1, E2) at least from information regarding the electrical energy (Eb) stored in the electrical energy storage unit, a current energy consumption (V1, V2) or an energy consumption (V1, V2) determined over a certain period of time and/or an expected route-related energy consumption (V1, V2), as well as from information regarding a current position, which absolute energy consumption (E1, E2) is to be expected for the attainment of the route destination for a specified driving style, _ wherein the range determination device calculates a respectively expected absolute energy consumption (E1, E2) for at least two different driving styles of the vehicle driver, wherein a first of the driving styles is an energy-efficient driving style and a second of the driving styles is a time-efficient driving style, wherein by means of the time-efficient driving style the route destination can be attained in compliance with a specified timetable, _ wherein the range determination device compares the absolute energy consumption (E1, E2) respectively calculated for the different driving styles with the electrical energy (Eb) stored in the energy storage unit and as a function of the result of the comparisons actuates the optical output unit to display to the vehicle driver the current status of the attainability of the route destination, and _ wherein the at least one optical output device, by displaying a limited number of graphic symbols, outputs to the vehicle driver the current status of the attainability of the route destination, and by displaying a further graphic symbol displays to the vehicle driver a current tendency of a status transition, wherein the status transition indicates a change from one of the limited number of graphic symbols to another graphic symbol. _ wherein the rail vehicle further has a range determination device and an optical output device, _ wherein the range determination device is used to determine a status of an attainability of a route destination and calculates at least one absolute energy consumption (E1, E2) at least from information regarding the electrical energy (Eb) stored in the electrical energy storage unit, a current energy consumption (V1, V2) or an energy consumption (V1, V2) determined over a certain period of time and/or an expected route-related energy consumption (V1, V2), as well as from information regarding a current position, which absolute energy consumption (E1, E2) is to be expected for the attainment of the route destination for a specified driving style, _ wherein the range determination device calculates a respectively expected absolute energy consumption (E1, E2) for at least two different driving styles of the vehicle driver, wherein a first of the driving styles is an energy-efficient driving style and a second of the driving styles is a time-efficient driving style, wherein by means of the time-efficient driving style the route destination can be attained in compliance with a specified timetable, _ wherein the range determination device compares the absolute energy consumption (E1, E2) respectively calculated for the different driving styles with the electrical energy (Eb) stored in the energy storage unit and as a function of the result of the comparisons actuates the optical output unit to display to the vehicle driver the current status of the attainability of the route destination, and _ wherein the at least one optical output device, by displaying a limited number of graphic symbols, outputs to the vehicle driver the current status of the attainability of the route destination, and by displaying a further graphic symbol displays to the vehicle driver a current tendency of a status transition, wherein the status transition indicates a change from one of the limited number of graphic symbols to another graphic symbol.