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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2021
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Sebastian Baudisch, Munich, DE;
Johannes Dirnecker, Munich, DE;
Marcel Ewers, Dachau, DE;
Harald Hofmeier, Eching, DE;
Christian Schmid, Munich, DE;
Achim Sonntag, Olching, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for automatically setting an operating mode of a hybrid vehicle includes determining whether a distance to the destination is greater than a purely electrically travelable range of the hybrid vehicle, wherein the hybrid vehicle is automatically put into a hybrid mode if the distance to the destination is greater than the purely electrically travelable range of the hybrid vehicle, and the hybrid vehicle is automatically put into a purely electrical drive mode if the distance to the destination is not greater than the purely electrically travelable range of the hybrid vehicle. A corresponding control device and hybrid vehicle are also disclosed.