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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Simonini, Greenville, SC (US);
Jarred Vallbracht, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Proterra Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60W 20/30 (2016.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60L 11/18 (2013.01); B60W 30/188 (2013.01); B60L 11/1812 (2013.01); B60W 20/30 (2013.01); B60W 30/18109 (2013.01);
Abstract
The vehicle includes a powertrain having an axle having a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel. A first gearbox may couple a first power source to the first drive wheel, and a second gearbox may independently couple a second power source to the second drive wheel. And, a controller may be configured to initiate a gear shift in the first gearbox and the second gearbox at different times.