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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Jeff Robert Seaman, Petersburg, MI (US);
Rudi Todd Ansbacher, Westland, MI (US);
David Celinske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Samuel Sesena, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An electric powered vehicle having an electric powered motor, a high voltage primary battery pack configured to power the electric motor, a low voltage secondary battery configured to power one or more control modules, and a push button switch electrically coupled between the low voltage secondary battery and one or more control modules. The secondary battery is controlled to reserve battery energy, and the push button switch is actuatable to allow the one or more control modules to be powered by the secondary battery.