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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
May. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Ruybal, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/20 (2016.01); B60W 20/30 (2016.01); B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60W 20/19 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/20 (2013.01); B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60W 20/19 (2016.01); B60W 20/30 (2013.01); B60W 2540/14 (2013.01); B60W 2710/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes a manual transmission are presented. In one example, a controller enters and exits a vehicle drive mode that is included in a plurality of vehicle drive modes in response to a clutch pedal being applied or released by a human vehicle operator. The vehicle drive modes include series hybrid, parallel hybrid, and electric vehicle only mode.