Vehicle range projection for multiple drivers of a shared vehicle

1. A system, comprising:

a computer processor;

an antenna;

a data bus communicatively coupling the antenna to the computer processor within a vehicle; and

logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to implement a method, the method comprising:

detecting, via the antenna, a key fob within range of the vehicle, the key fob associated with an individual;

searching a database for a record having an identifier that matches an identifier of the key fob, the record storing historical drive cycle data associated with the key fob and the individual;

retrieving the historical drive cycle data;

calculating a projected electric range value indicative of a distance in which the vehicle is capable of traveling on electric-only power, the projected electric range value calculated as a function of a distance calculated based on remaining battery charge and adjusted based on a driving style of the individual, the driving style of the individual determined from the historical drive cycle data; and

transmitting the projected electric range value over the data bus to a device in the vehicle, and presenting the projected electric range value via the device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the logic is further configured to implement:

recalculating the projected electric range value periodically throughout a duration of a drive cycle; and

presenting a recalculated projected electric range value via the device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the logic is further configured to implement:

detecting another key fob within range of the vehicle, the other key fob associated with another individual; and

prompting a driver of the vehicle, via a display device, to enter an identifier of the key fob associated with the driver, the driver representing one of the individual and the other individual;

wherein the identifier entered by the driver is used to perform the searching.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the historical drive cycle data includes:

average electrical energy consumption rate;

average speed;

average rate of acceleration; and

average rate of deceleration.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the projected electric range value is further adjusted based on current temperature.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the projected electric range value is further adjusted based on terrain information derived from at least one of a navigation system of the vehicle and accelerator data.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device is at least one of:

a display device of an infotainment system in the vehicle;

an audio device of an infotainment system in the vehicle; and

an instrument panel cluster in the vehicle.

8. A method, comprising:

detecting, via an antenna embedded in a vehicle, a key fob within range of the vehicle, the key fob associated with an individual;

searching, via a computer processor embedded in the vehicle, a database for a record having an identifier that matches an identifier of the key fob, the record storing historical drive cycle data associated with the key fob and the individual;

retrieving the historical drive cycle data;

calculating a projected electric range value indicative of a distance in which the vehicle is capable of traveling on electric-only power, the projected electric range value calculated as a function of a distance calculated based on available battery charge and adjusted based on a driving style of the individual, the driving style of the individual determined from the historical drive cycle data; and

transmitting the projected electric range value over a data bus to a device in the vehicle, and presenting the projected electric range value via the device.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

recalculating the projected electric range value periodically throughout a duration of a drive cycle; and

presenting a recalculated projected electric range value via the device.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

detecting another key fob within range of the vehicle, the other key fob associated with another individual; and

prompting a driver of the vehicle, via a display device, to enter an identifier of the key fob associated with the driver, the driver representing one of the individual and the other individual;

wherein the identifier entered by the driver is used to perform the searching.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the historical drive cycle data includes:

average electrical energy consumption rate;

average speed;

average rate of acceleration; and

average rate of deceleration.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the projected electric range value is further adjusted based on current temperature.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the projected electric range value is further adjusted based on terrain information derived from at least one of a navigation system of the vehicle and accelerator data.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the device is at least one of:

a display device of an infotainment system in the vehicle;

an audio device of an infotainment system in the vehicle; and

an instrument panel cluster in the vehicle.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, which when executed by a computer processor, causes the computer processor to implement a method, the method including:

detecting, via an antenna embedded in a vehicle, a key fob within range of the vehicle, the key fob associated with an individual;

searching a database stored in a vehicle for a record having an identifier that matches an identifier of the key fob, the record storing historical drive cycle data associated with the key fob and the individual;

retrieving the historical drive cycle data;

calculating a projected electric range value indicative of a distance in which the vehicle is capable of traveling on electric-only power, the projected electric range value calculated as a function of a distance calculated based on available battery charge and adjusted based on a driving style of the individual, the driving style of the individual determined from the historical drive cycle data; and

transmitting the projected electric range value over the data bus to a device in the vehicle, presenting the projected electric range value via the device.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the method further includes:

recalculating the projected electric range value periodically throughout a duration of a drive cycle; and

presenting a recalculated projected electric range value via the device.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the method further includes:

detecting another key fob within range of the vehicle, the other key fob associated with another individual; and

prompting a driver of the vehicle, via a display device, to enter an identifier of the key fob associated with the driver, the driver representing one of the individual and the other individual;

wherein the identifier entered by the driver is used to perform the searching.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the historical drive cycle data includes:

average electrical energy consumption rate average speed;

average rate of acceleration; and

average rate of deceleration.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the projected electric range value is further adjusted based on current temperature.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the projected electric range value is further adjusted based on terrain information derived from at least one of a navigation system of the vehicle and accelerator data.