Hybrid electric vehicle preferred mode
A vehicle may include a controller programmed to adjust operational parameters defining conditions during which the vehicle is to be operated in electric mode in response to user input selecting an electric mode intensity. A frequency and total duration with which the vehicle is operated in electric mode increases for a given drive cycle as the electric mode intensity increases.
1. A vehicle comprising:
a controller programmed to, in response to user input designating an electric mode intensity, adjust a state of charge threshold at which the vehicle is to transition from EV mode to HEV mode during a drive cycle such that a total duration with which the vehicle is operated in EV mode increases for the drive cycle as the electric mode intensity increases.
2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further programmed to increase the electric mode intensity such that the vehicle is operated in electric mode while at a predetermined location.
3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further programmed to operate the vehicle in HEV mode such that battery state of charge is increased while proximate a predetermined location.
4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to an electric mode intensity increase, decrease a vehicle speed threshold such that HEV mode operation occurs at a decreased vehicle speed.
5. A method of controlling a vehicle comprising:
reducing, by a controller, a state of charge threshold at which the vehicle is to transition from EV mode to HEV mode during a drive cycle in response to user input designating an increase in electric mode intensity such that a duration with which the vehicle is operated in electric mode increases for the drive cycle.
6. A method of controlling a vehicle comprising:
increasing, by a controller, a state of charge threshold at which the vehicle is to transition from EV mode to HEV mode during a drive cycle in response to user input designating a decrease in electric mode intensity such that a duration with which the vehicle is operated in electric mode decreases for the drive cycle.