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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Yoichiro Isami, Mishima, JP;
Yoshio Itou, Susono, JP;
Hiroyuki Amano, Susono, JP;
Tatsuya Imamura, Okazaki, JP;
Akiko Nishimine, Susono, JP;
Hiroaki Ebuchi, Hadano, JP;
Hiroaki Kodera, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60K 23/02 (2006.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60K 23/02 (2013.01); B60K 26/021 (2013.01); B60K 2026/025 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric vehicle is configured to be able to perform running by an MT mode that controls an electric motor with a torque characteristic like an MT vehicle having a manual transmission and an internal combustion engine, and running by an EV mode that controls the electric motor with a normal torque characteristic. The electric vehicle includes a mode changeover switch for switching to the running by the MT mode.