Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Matthew Blake Tranter

Brendan F Diamond

Adam Nathan Banker

Keith Weston

Baitao Xiao

Tyler Kelly

Matthew John Gerhart

Peter Douglas Kuechler

W Cary Cole

Erik Mikael Hellstrom

Ryan O'Rourke

Derek Bier

Justin Lesniak

Corey Ducklow

A vehicle determines that a vehicle enhanced driving mode has been requested. The vehicle determines whether a condition for engaging such a mode has been met. Additionally, the vehicle offers a user-override, when the condition has not been met and the condition is a condition defined as over-rideable and responsive to override acceptance, engaging the requested driving mode. In other instances, the vehicle monitors mode usage against predefined maximum usage constraints, and may facilitate excess mode usage if constraints are exceeded.

Track / off road mode UX emissions and fuel label compliant using geofencing

Methods and systems are provided for operating an electric supercharger as an on-board air pump and/or vacuum pump. During conditions when a vehicle is not being propelled and the vehicle engine is idling, a portion of an air intake passage is sealed and the supercharger is operated to deliver compressed air into the sealed portion. Compressed air can then be picked up directly from the sealed portion for use in tire inflation, or picked up via an ejector to provide vacuum for vacuum actuators.

Method and system for boosted engine system

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Brighton, MI, United States of America

Matthew Blake Tranter