Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

James J Gibbons

Josephine S Lee

Thanh Pham

Brandon Michael Dawson

Edward Popyk

Thomas M Gwozdek

Wayne Haider

Wayne Michael Thompson

Rick Lagerstrom

Mark Polster

A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, detecting a battery fault of a battery of an electrified vehicle, activating a HVAC system ON, commanding the HVAC system to a fresh air mode, communicating fresh air into a passenger cabin, and expelling battery vent byproducts from the passenger cabin through at least one air extractor vent during key-on or key-off states.

Cabin venting system and method for an electrified vehicle

A temperature monitoring vehicle charger cord assembly includes a wall plug; a pair of power prongs carried by the wall plug; at least one thermal sensor carried by the wall plug, the at least one thermal sensor adapted to monitor a charging temperature; a battery electric vehicle electrical plug; and a microprocessor electrically interfacing with the power prongs, the at least one thermal sensor and the battery electric vehicle electrical plug. The microprocessor is programmed to perform at least one of terminating electrical current and reducing amperes of electrical current flowing from the pair of power prongs to the battery electric vehicle electrical plug if the charging temperature at least meets a predetermined maximum threshold charging temperature. A temperature monitoring vehicle charging method is also disclosed.

Temperature monitoring HEV charger cord assembly and charging method

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Milford, MI, United States of America

James J Gibbons