Nissan Motor Company Limited

Makoto Shouji

Takashi Nakazawa

Satoshi Sakakibara

Chiaki Harada

Toru Urasawa

Ryozo Hiraku

Asuka Soutome

A hybrid vehicle includes a first motor generator ( ) and an engine ( ) connected to first drive wheels ( ) via a transmission ( ), a second motor generator connected to a second drive wheel ( ), a battery ( ) electrically connected to the first and second motor generators ( ), a sensor ( ) which detects a running state of the vehicle, a sensor which detects a charge state of the battery ( ), and a controller ( ). The controller ( ) controls a drive force of the engine ( ) and the first motor generator ( ) according to the running state of the vehicle and the charge state of the battery ( ), and drives the second motor generator ( ) by the battery ( ) or the power generated by the first motor generator ( ).

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Sagamihara, Japan

Makoto Shouji