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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jin Kyeom Cho, Suwon-Si, KR;
Sung Deok Kim, Seongnam-Si, KR;
Ku Young Kang, Seoul, KR;
Seong Wook Moon, Seoul, KR;
Sung Chan Na, Seongnam-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Provided are a hybrid electric vehicle and driving mode control method and apparatus for the same. An engine start request is generated by a heating controller of the vehicle. A second time is determined on basis of a first time between the cancellation of a prevent engine start request and the generation of the engine start request. The engine is controlled so that the engine is further maintained in a started state during the second time after the engine start request is cancelled.