Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Markus Espig

David Van Bebber

Matthew Allen Schneider

Tobias Emig

Julian David Pott

Markus Wilmes

Guido Hammes

Methods and systems are provided for recharging a battery of a vehicle. In one example, a method includes activating a recuperative brake during a tow operation of a vehicle. The vehicle is an electric vehicle replenishing a state of charge of a battery thereof without transferring electrical energy from a towing vehicle to the vehicle.

Battery charging by towed regenerative braking

A hybrid electric vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electrical machine operable as a traction motor with a manual transmission arranged between the engine and the driving wheels and a clutch between the engine and the transmission generates an acoustic notification signal to indicate a gear shift that would result in either an excessive or insufficient engine speed. A different acoustic tone may be provided for a gear shift that would result in excessive engine speed than a gear shift that would result in insufficient engine speed. The acoustic notification signal may be a simulated engine noise.

Engine sound generation as transmission shifting aid for a hybrid electric vehicle

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Aachen, Germany

Markus Espig