Personalized vehicle power consumption profile generation

Abstract

A method for implementing a custom power consumption profile for an electric vehicle includes identifying, using a controller, a set of data elements corresponding to a particular upcoming trip, identifying whether an existing custom power consumption profile matching the set of data elements is available for the controller, and responding to a lack of an existing custom power consumption profile by entering a custom power consumption profile creation routine, responding to an identification of the existing custom power consumption profile by providing at least one suggested modification to the existing custom power consumption profile to a vehicle operator, and formulating the identified custom power consumption profile, the customized power consumption profile includes all accepted suggested modifications of the at least one suggested modification.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to power consumption management of vehicles and, more particularly, to methods and systems for generating personalized power consumption profiles. Background Art

[0002] Electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles utilize stored electrical energy to power the motors and vehicle systems. Thus, the amount of electrical charge stored in the vehicle's energy storage system (e.g., battery) directly affects the vehicle's range, where a greater energy storage results in an increased range. To optimize range and other vehicle systems, EVs and hybrid EVs utilize power consumption profiles that specify which non-essential vehicle systems should receive power and how much power they should receive at any given point in operation.

[0003] A common psychological barrier that some people face when considering adopting or using an electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle is the fear that the vehicle's range will be insufficient due to other vehicle systems consuming energy. This fear is commonly referred to as "range anxiety". To help overcome range anxiety, vehicles include configurable power consumption profiles that allow the user to select from one of a small number of pre-programmed profiles or allow the user to make minor changes to a single power consumption profile. The power consumption profile defines how and when other vehicle systems (e.g., non-motor systems) consume energy during a trip. These options may not provide sufficient flexibility or may not account for variations between specific vehicles and fleets or the specific preferences of a given customer.

[0004] Accordingly, there is a desire to provide a system that allows for the utilization of power consumption profiles specific to a vehicle or fleet. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In one exemplary embodiment, a method for implementing a customized power consumption profile for an electric vehicle includes: using a controller to identify a set of data elements corresponding to a particular upcoming trip, identifying whether an existing customized power consumption profile that matches the set of data elements is available to the controller, and in response to the lack of an existing customized power consumption profile, entering a routine for creating a customized power consumption profile, providing to a vehicle operator at least one suggested modification to the existing customized power consumption profile in response to the identification of the existing customized power consumption profile, and formulating the identified customized power consumption profile, the customized power consumption profile including all of the accepted suggested modifications from the at least one suggested modification.

[0006] In addition to one or more of the features described herein, each of the at least one suggested modification is displayed to the vehicle operator using an infotainment screen.

[0007] In addition to one or more features described herein, each proposed modification includes an expected increase in mileage corresponding to acceptance of the proposed modification.

[0008] In addition to one or more features described herein, the method includes a prompt to request a vehicle operator to confirm acceptance of at least one proposed modification, and a prompt to request the vehicle operator to confirm implementation in a modified power consumption profile after the vehicle operator has responded to all of the at least one proposed modification.

[0009] In addition to one or more of the features described herein, the method includes prompting the vehicle operator with an option to enable an infotainment system, and enabling the infotainment system in response to the vehicle operator accepting the prompt.

[0010] In addition to one or more features described herein, the infotainment system includes disabling the display and dimming the display, or enabling the display and brightening the display, in response to a trigger event.

[0011] In addition to one or more features described herein, the routine for creating a customized power consumption profile further includes retrieving the set of data elements, providing a list of features to the vehicle operator and receiving from the vehicle operator a set of features to be disabled, prompting the vehicle operator to confirm disabling of the features to be disabled in the set of features, and saving the set of features to be disabled as a feature adjustment and outputting the feature adjustment as a new power consumption profile.

[0012] In addition to one or more features described herein, the method further includes saving the power consumption profile to a memory.

[0013] In another exemplary embodiment, a vehicle includes an energy storage system and a controller that includes a memory storing instructions for causing the controller to perform the following method: using the controller to identify a set of data elements corresponding to a particular upcoming trip, identifying whether an existing customized power consumption profile that matches the set of data elements is available to the controller, and responding to the lack of an existing customized power consumption profile by entering a routine for creating a customized power consumption profile. Responding to the identification of an existing customized power consumption profile by providing at least one proposed modification to the existing customized power consumption profile to the vehicle operator, and formulating the identified customized power consumption profile, the customized power consumption profile including all accepted proposed modifications among the at least one proposed modification.

[0014] In addition to one or more features described herein, each proposed modification in the at least one proposed modification is displayed to the vehicle operator using an infotainment screen.

[0015] In addition to one or more features described herein, each proposed modification includes an expected increase in mileage corresponding to the acceptance of the proposed modification.

[0016] In addition to one or more features described herein, the method includes a prompt to request a vehicle operator to confirm acceptance of at least one proposed modification, and a prompt to request the vehicle operator to confirm the implementation in the modified power consumption profile after the vehicle operator has responded to all of the at least one proposed modification.

[0017] In addition to one or more features described herein, the method further includes a prompt to offer the vehicle operator an option to enable the smart infotainment system, and enabling the smart infotainment system in response to the vehicle operator accepting the prompt.

[0018] In addition to one or more features described herein, the smart infotainment system includes either disabling the display and dimming the display or enabling the display and brightening the display in response to a trigger event.

[0019] In addition to one or more features described herein, the routine for creating a custom power consumption profile further includes retrieving the set of data elements, providing a list of features to the vehicle operator and receiving from the vehicle operator a set of features to be disabled, prompting the vehicle operator to confirm the features to be disabled in the set of features to be disabled, and saving the set of features to be disabled as a feature adjustment and outputting the feature adjustment as a new power consumption profile.

[0020] In addition to one or more features described herein, the method includes saving the power consumption profile to a memory.

[0021] In yet another exemplary embodiment, a vehicle controller includes a processor and a memory that stores instructions for causing the vehicle controller to perform the following method: using the controller to identify a set of data elements corresponding to a particular upcoming trip, identifying whether an existing custom power consumption profile that matches the set of data elements is available to the controller, and responding to the absence of an existing custom power consumption profile by entering a routine for creating a custom power consumption profile. Responding to the identification of an existing custom power consumption profile by providing the vehicle operator with at least one proposed modification to the existing custom power consumption profile, and formulating the identified custom power consumption profile, the custom power consumption profile including all accepted proposed modifications among the at least one proposed modification.

[0022] In addition to one or more features described herein, the method further includes a prompt to request the vehicle operator to confirm acceptance of the at least one proposed modification, and a prompt to request the vehicle operator to confirm the implementation in the modified power consumption profile after the vehicle operator has responded to all of the at least one proposed modification.

[0023] In addition to one or more features described herein, the method further includes prompting a vehicle operator with an option to enable an infotainment system, and enabling the infotainment system in response to the vehicle operator accepting the prompt.

[0024] In addition to one or more features described herein, the creating a customized power consumption profile routine further includes retrieving the set of data elements, providing a list of features to a vehicle operator and receiving from the vehicle operator a set of features to be disabled, prompting the vehicle operator to confirm disabling the features to be disabled in the set of features to be disabled, and saving the set of features to be disabled as a feature adjustment and outputting the feature adjustment as a new power consumption profile.

[0025] The above features and advantages of the present disclosure, as well as other features and advantages, are apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Other features, advantages, and details appear only by way of example in the following detailed description, which refers to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0027] Figure 1 is a vehicle including a system for personalized power consumption profile generation;

[0028] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a dashboard view of the vehicle;

[0029] Figure 3 is a control flow for implementing a personalized power consumption profile of an electric vehicle; and

[0030] Figure 4 is a control flow for continuously generating a vehicle-specific power consumption profile. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, its application, or uses. It should be understood that throughout the drawings, corresponding reference numerals indicate like or corresponding parts and features. As used herein, the term module refers to a processing circuit that may include an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (shared, dedicated, or group) executing one or more software or firmware programs, a memory, combinational logic circuitry, and / or other suitable components that provide the described functionality. As used herein, the term controller refers to any computerized control system, including a dedicated control system, a general vehicle controller, a control program distributed across multiple systems, or any similar control architecture.

[0032] According to an exemplary embodiment, a vehicle controller or a fleet controller includes a method that allows an operator to identify and implement a specific power consumption profile, thereby allowing customization of power consumption for the particularities of a specific vehicle or fleet.

[0033] Continuing to refer to the general system described above, Figure 1 An embodiment of a motor vehicle 10 is shown. The motor vehicle 10 includes a battery system controller 24 configured to control a battery system. The vehicle 10 includes a body 12 that at least partially defines an occupant compartment 14. The body 12 also supports various vehicle subsystems, including a propulsion system 16, a battery system 22, and other subsystems for supporting the functions of the propulsion system 16 and other vehicle components, such as a braking subsystem, a suspension system, a steering subsystem, a fuel injection subsystem, an exhaust subsystem, and the like.

[0034] The vehicle 10 can be an internal combustion engine vehicle, an electric vehicle (EV), or a hybrid vehicle. In one embodiment, the vehicle 10 is a hybrid vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine system 18 and at least one electric motor assembly. For example, the propulsion system 16 includes a first electric motor 20 and a second electric motor 21. The electric motors 20 and 21 can be configured to drive wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle 10. Any number of electric motors located at various additional positions around the vehicle 10 can be used to provide power to corresponding systems and subsystems.

[0035] The battery system 22 can be electrically connected to the electric motors 20 and 21 and / or other components, such as vehicle electronics. The battery system 22 can be configured as a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) and includes a plurality of power units that are divided into multiple sections. The battery system controller 24 is included within the battery system 22 and controls the charging and discharging functions of the batteries within the battery system 22. In an alternative configuration, the battery system controller 24 can be a general vehicle controller that is remote from the battery system 22 and is configured to control multiple systems and / or subsystems. The general vehicle controller can be located at any position within the vehicle 10. In another alternative, the battery system controller 24 can be a distributed control system that includes a plurality of coordinated controllers throughout the vehicle 10, including controllers within the battery system 22 and controllers remote from the battery system 22.

[0036] In one embodiment, the battery system 22 includes a plurality of battery packs 28. The battery packs 28 include a plurality of different battery power units (cells) arranged in parallel and connected to a distribution bus 29 for providing power to one or more systems. In Figure 1 the exemplary system, the distribution bus 29 is shown in simplified form as a single line and provides power to the propulsion system 16 through an inverter 32.

[0037] Continuing to refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2An exemplary instrument panel 100 of a vehicle 10 is schematically shown. Among other elements, the instrument panel 100 includes an instrument cluster 110 and an infotainment screen 120. In alternative examples, the infotainment screen 120 can be replaced by a mobile device and / or another removable screen that can dock with the vehicle 10, where the mobile device is capable of communicating with the vehicle 10 and operating as the infotainment screen 120. In other examples, a mobile device and / or a removable screen can be included in addition to the infotainment screen 120. Further, although shown in Figure 2 as a digital screen for displaying vehicle gauges, it should be understood that the instrument cluster 110 can be a conventional instrument cluster including analog gauges or a combination of analog and digital gauges.

[0038] The infotainment screen 120 communicates with one or more vehicle controllers including a battery system controller 24. In some examples, the infotainment screen 120 also communicates with a remote backend software system such as a fleet management software suite. The communication can be direct or indirect through a vehicle communication hub such as a CAN bus. One or more of the controllers and the remote backend software system connected to the infotainment screen 120 store methods for developing vehicle and / or fleet-specific power consumption profiles, which can be provided to the vehicle operator to minimize range anxiety and allow the vehicle operator to optimize their driving experience. The method for generating a fleet-specific power consumption profile is functionally the same as the vehicle-specific power consumption profile generation described, where the power consumption profile is developed based on fleet mileage data rather than individual vehicle data.

[0039] Each vehicle 10 includes a set of pre-installed power configurations, which can be specific to the vehicle model but do not take into account specific usage patterns and the specific needs of the vehicle that may arise due to manufacturing differences and usage-based variations. As an example, a reserve power profile suitable for a vehicle driven in an arid desert with minimal precipitation may not be suitable for a vehicle driven in a wet hilly environment. Therefore, it is beneficial to generate vehicle- or fleet-specific power profiles.

[0040] Continuing to refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , Figure 3Method 300 for implementing one or more specific power consumption profiles for a given vehicle or fleet is shown. Method 300 is operated each time vehicle 10 is operated. During initial operation (e.g., the first 50 hours of vehicle operation, the first ten vehicle trips, or any similar limitation), method 300 only performs the initial data collection step 310. The data collection step 310 identifies vehicle-specific operation data elements 312, including the planned vehicle route, current weather conditions, the number of vehicle passengers, the time of day, the location of each passenger within the vehicle, the total payload weight of the vehicle, the current traffic conditions (e.g., heavy traffic, light traffic, construction traffic, etc.), and whether vehicle 10 is being used in ridesharing capacity. In some examples, additional available data elements 312 may be collected. In a single vehicle example, the data elements are sourced from one or more memories and controllers within vehicle 10. In a fleet example, the data elements 312 are sourced from the memories and controllers within the vehicles and / or via a connection to a remote software backend, where the remote software backend includes a compilation of data elements 312 from the vehicles on the fleet.

[0041] After the vehicle meets the initial limitation, each time the vehicle is operated, method 300 performs the data collection step 310 and proceeds to the available configuration check 320, where method 300 checks to determine if any currently stored available power configurations match the current conditions identified within data elements 312.

[0042] When there is no suitable power configuration at the available configuration check 320, method 300 launches the power consumption configuration creation method 330 as a sub-method. Method 300 uses the available data elements 312 and historical vehicle or fleet-specific data to generate one or more new power consumption configurations that can be recommended to the user. Regarding Figure 4 The power consumption configuration creation method 330 is described in more detail.

[0043] If any existing power consumption configuration is suitable, or if any previously generated vehicle or fleet-specific power consumption configuration is suitable, method 300 selects the most suitable power consumption configuration based on data elements 312. After selecting the most suitable power consumption profile, method 300 recommends to the vehicle operator, via a prompt on the infotainment screen 120, the feature disable and enable options identified within the suitable power consumption profile. The recommendations include features that are affected by the operator's preferences and / or features that may have a significant impact on the trip quality, and do not include every feature that may have an impact on power consumption. The recommendation also allows the vehicle operator to customize the power consumption of the vehicle for the current specific use in addition to the customization provided by the power consumption profile.

[0044] During power configuration step 340, a controller implementing method 300 analyzes available system data, including HVAC conditions (e.g., whether the air conditioning system is on and at what temperature), external vehicle temperature / environmental temperature, the current location of passengers within the vehicle, the current planned route provided to a navigation application operating on the infotainment screen 120, and current traffic along the route, and determines one or more power consumption recommendations to present to the operator. The recommendations modify the power consumption profile to account for trip-specific conditions without presenting the operator with an overwhelming number of insignificant choices.

[0045] The recommendations can be presented via the infotainment screen 120 and include options such as: disabling passenger screens located at seats without passengers; disabling long-range vehicle features for trips with an expected short distance; and enabling or disabling features related to traffic conditions. The list of feature recommendations is exemplary in nature and not exhaustive. It should be understood that any number of additional recommendations can be implemented or included.

[0046] Each of the recommendations includes an option for the vehicle operator to accept or reject the recommendation, and an indicator of whether accepting the recommendation will increase or decrease the vehicle's mileage. In some examples, the controller implementing method 300 can cause the indicator to be an approximate mileage increase (or decrease) associated with the recommendation. As an example, the recommendation can be accompanied by a prompt indicating "Accepting this recommendation will increase your vehicle's mileage by approximately 4 miles based on the current charge." Alternatively, non-verbal indicators, such as a green up arrow for increasing mileage and a red down arrow for decreasing mileage, can be utilized to achieve a similar effect.

[0047] After prompting the vehicle operator with one or more recommendations, method 300 determines at recommendation acceptance check 350 which recommendations have been accepted by the user. Any accepted recommendations are enacted in disable / enable feature step 352, and the vehicle operator's preferences are stored in memory for reference in future iterations of method 300 or power consumption profile creation method 330.

[0048] After any feature recommendations have been enacted, method 300 verifies that the user wishes to enact the full power consumption profile, including accepting the recommendations in power configuration acceptance check 360. If the user accepts, the power configuration is enacted by the controller in enable power configuration step 362. If the user does not accept, the default or fallback power configuration is used. In either case, method 300 proceeds to smart infotainment check 370.

[0049] During intelligent infotainment check 370, method 300 requests the vehicle operator to enable intelligent infotainment features. When the user accepts, method 300 enables the intelligent infotainment system in enable intelligent infotainment step 372. Enabling the intelligent infotainment system allows the infotainment screen 120 or the controller running the infotainment screen 120 to actively monitor the trip and make certain automatic adjustments to the power usage of the infotainment system while the vehicle is being driven, rather than being locked into a fully predetermined power consumption profile at the start of vehicle operation.

[0050] In some examples, the adjustments made by the intelligent infotainment system can include turning the navigation screen on or off based on real-time information from the navigation system. The real-time information can include identifying that the vehicle is within a threshold distance of the destination or within a threshold period of time since arriving at the destination. Additionally, the infotainment system can turn on or adjust the brightness based on media changes (e.g., radio station change, CD track change, etc.) or based on incoming critical alerts (emergency broadcasts, vehicle system alerts, etc.). Additionally, the intelligent infotainment system can include wake-up commands triggered according to any number of predetermined criteria, allowing the intelligent infotainment system to keep the infotainment screen 120 off for most of the trip.

[0051] In each iteration of method 300, the available data regarding who the driver is, what choices the driver makes, and the various conditions and factors of the drive are stored in a database, allowing future iterations of method 300 to be more tailored to a given user, thus improving configurability without presenting the user with an overwhelming number of options.

[0052] Continuing reference Figures 1-3 , Figure 4 shows the power consumption profile creation method 330 that serves as Figure 3 a sub-method. At the start of the power consumption profile creation method 330, the system identifies data elements 312 in data collection step 410. Once collected, data collection step 410 identifies multiple relevant features from the complete list of configurable features and presents the features to the user in select feature disable step 420. These features are presented to the user in a list form and can include feature 422 such as climate control, seat heaters, infotainment screen 120, lighting, wifi / hotspot / bluetooth, wireless charging, radio tuner, and auxiliary ports, as well as other possible features.

[0053] During step 420, the set of features presented to the user for selection is more robust and comprehensive than the features identified in the power consumption profile suggestion step 340 of method 300. The more comprehensive list of features allows for the creation of a baseline set of enabled and disabled features for the power consumption profile, while the power consumption profile suggestion step 340 of method 300 gives the user the option to modify a smaller number of features from the baseline power settings based on the specific conditions of the trip.

[0054] After the user has selected the features to be disabled, method 330 calculates the estimated energy savings and added mileage in the energy saving calculation step 430.

[0055] In the user notification impact step 440, the calculated energy savings are presented to the user via the infotainment screen 120, and the user can confirm the decision in the confirmation of disabling check 450. In Figure 4 the example of, the user confirms all feature selections as a batch in a single confirmation step. In an alternative embodiment, the features 422 can be selected and confirmed individually with minimal modification to the power consumption configuration creation method 330.

[0056] When the user does not confirm the selection in the confirmation of disabling check 450, the power consumption configuration creation method 330 returns to the data collection step 410 and repeats.

[0057] When the user confirms the selection in the confirmation of disabling check 450, the selected features are disabled in the disable feature step 460.

[0058] After selecting and disabling the features, the power consumption configuration creation method 330 prompts the user in the save configuration check 470 regarding whether the user wishes to save the current configuration. If the user wishes to save the configuration, the power consumption configuration creation method 330 creates an identifier for the configuration and saves it in the configuration collection in the save configuration step 480, after which the power consumption configuration creation method 330 returns to the main method 300 ( Figure 3 as shown).

[0059] Alternatively, when the user does not wish to save the configuration profile but wishes to use it for a single trip, the save configuration step 480 is bypassed, and the power consumption configuration creation method 330 returns directly to the main method 300.

[0060] The system described herein enables customers to customize the energy consumption of their vehicles by automatically adjusting the base consumption profile and allowing the user to select which features to deactivate from a list of impactful features. The system allows the driver to create personalized power modes where specific features are activated or deactivated based on their preferences / energy requirements. These features can include: climate control, seat heaters, infotainment screens, unnecessary lighting, connectivity (wifi hotspot / BT, USB, wireless charging module), autonomous driving modes (such as Super Cruise or ACC (non - safety like AEB)), turning off the tuner module (AM / FM / SXM), auxiliary ports, chargers. When the customer configures which features to disable, the system provides dynamic information about potential energy savings and additional mileage that can be added to the vehicle's range.

[0061] Having different power modes allows customers to dynamically change their power consumption according to their current needs. A specific energy-saving technology allows customers to put the infotainment system into an energy-saving mode. This mode turns off non-critical infotainment screens and turns them on before vehicle events such as turning (allowing customers to see route guidance when needed), highway exits or entrances, etc.

[0062] The system can also provide feature disablement suggestions based on the following data elements: weather, road congestion, route, time of day / required lighting, the location of the occupants in the vehicle (if there are no occupants in the back, turn off the infotainment in those areas), the weight of the payload.

[0063] The system is further beneficial in the area of ridesharing operations because details of pick-up and drop-off locations and passenger information can be used to predict the positive or negative mileage impact of added or unloaded weight (historical data from previous rides, details of scheduled events and cargo, etc.). Details of a specific ridesharing trip can be included within data element 312. Additionally, the system can be optimized for dynamic "shifts" to other rideshares to extend mileage when tolls are lower. The system will warn passengers to avoid the trade-off benefits of parking to charge and vehicle replacement.

[0064] The terms "a" and "an" do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item. Unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the term "or" means "and / or". References to "aspect" throughout the specification mean that a particular element (e.g., a feature, structure, step, or property) described in connection with that aspect is included in at least one aspect described herein, and may or may not be present in other aspects. Additionally, it should be understood that the described elements can be combined in any suitable manner in the various aspects.

[0065] When an element such as a layer, film, region, or substrate is referred to as being "on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can also be intervening elements. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on" another element, there are no intervening elements.

[0066] Unless otherwise stated herein, all test standards are the latest standards in effect as of the filing date of this application, or if priority is claimed, the filing date of the earliest priority application in which the test standards appear.

[0067] Unless otherwise defined, the technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains.

[0068] While the foregoing disclosure has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that various changes can be made and elements thereof can be replaced with equivalents without departing from its scope. In addition, many modifications can be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the disclosure without departing from the basic scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the disclosure not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but will include all embodiments falling within its scope.

Claims

1. A method for implementing a customized power consumption profile for an electric vehicle, comprising: identifying, with a controller, a set of data elements corresponding to a particular upcoming trip; identifying whether an existing custom power consumption profile matching the set of data elements is available for the controller, and responding to the lack of an existing custom power consumption profile by entering a create custom power consumption profile routine; responding to identification of an existing customized power consumption profile by providing a vehicle operator with at least one suggested modification to the existing customized power consumption profile; as well as The identified custom power consumption profile is formulated, the custom power consumption profile including all accepted suggested modifications of the at least one suggested modification.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: Each of the at least one suggested modification is displayed to a vehicle operator using the infotainment screen.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: Each suggested modification includes an accepted expected mileage increase corresponding to the suggested modification.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a prompt requesting a vehicle operator to confirm acceptance of the at least one suggested modification, and a prompt requesting the vehicle operator to confirm implementation of the modified power consumption profile after the vehicle operator has responded to all of the at least one suggested modification. 5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising prompting the vehicle operator with an option to enable an intelligent infotainment system, and enabling the intelligent infotainment system in response to the vehicle operator accepting the prompt.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The smart infotainment system includes one of disabling a display and dimming the display, and one of enabling the display and brightening the display in response to a triggering event.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The routine for creating a custom power consumption profile includes: retrieving the set of data elements; providing a list of features to the vehicle operator and receiving a set of features to be disabled from the vehicle operator; prompting the vehicle operator to confirm disabling of features in the set of features to be disabled; and The set of features to be disabled is saved as a feature adjustment, and the feature adjustment is output as a new power consumption profile. The method of claim 7 , further comprising saving the new power consumption profile to a memory.

9. A vehicle comprising: An energy storage system and a controller, wherein the controller comprises a memory storing instructions for causing the controller to execute the method according to claims 1-8.

10. A vehicle controller, comprising: A processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions for causing the vehicle controller to execute the method according to claims 1-8.

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