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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 23, 2016
Applicant:

Faraday & Future Inc., Gardena, CA (US);

Inventor:

Marco Elkenkamp, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);

Assignee:

FARADA & FUTURE INC., Gardena, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 7/26 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60T 8/58 (2006.01); B60T 1/10 (2006.01); B60T 7/18 (2006.01); B60L 7/10 (2006.01); B60L 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 7/26 (2013.01); B60L 7/10 (2013.01); B60L 7/18 (2013.01); B60L 15/2018 (2013.01); B60T 1/10 (2013.01); B60T 7/18 (2013.01); B60T 8/58 (2013.01); B60L 2240/622 (2013.01); B60L 2240/642 (2013.01); B60L 2240/70 (2013.01); B60T 2201/04 (2013.01); B60T 2210/36 (2013.01); B60T 2270/604 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7275 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/162 (2013.01);
Abstract

A regenerative braking system and method are disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the regenerative braking system is engaged and adjusted when the navigation system recognizes that the vehicle is descending down a long grade. This can be pre-stored information, or information derived from prior experience or from the shared experiences of other drivers. The regenerative braking system does not engage to the full stop of the vehicle, but instead can release at approximately three mph and allows friction braking to handle the rest of the stop. The navigation system in this embodiment recognizes that a stop sign or other full-stop situation is present.


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