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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Toru Kawai, Wako, JP;
Masaya Honji, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.02);
Abstract
There is provided a cart. An electric motor generates a travel driving force based on a control signal from an external control unit configured to perform control related a travel path of the cart. A battery supplies power to the electric motor. An engine drives a power generator which is configured to be capable of charging the battery. A determination unit determines whether the engine is to be operated, based on a predetermined condition.