Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Corporation

Hee Jung Yoon

Jong Hyuck Kim

Se Jun Park

Jee Wook Huh

Jeong Hyeon Kim

Seung Han Lee

An embodiment method of controlling a state of charge of a vehicle includes receiving input of use information for driving an external device by power of a battery for driving an electric motor, determining expected power consumption of the external device based on the use information, determining a target state of charge based on the expected power consumption, and controlling a driving mode based on the target state of charge.

Hybrid electric vehicle and method of controlling state of charge for the same

A vehicle control apparatus includes a detector that detects an external temperature of a vehicle, a vehicle speed, and a coolant temperature of an engine, an input device that receives a signal for ON or OFF operations of a heating control, and a controller configured for determining a heating load depending on the heating control when the external temperature is less than a predetermined temperature and the signal for the ON operation of the heating control is input, and controls an operation of an integrated thermal management valve, a deactivation operation of cylinders included in the engine, and an operation of an active air flap, according to at least one of the heating load and the coolant temperature.

Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method

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Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea

Hee Jung Yoon