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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dong Jun Shin, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Hyo Jun Kawk, Suwon-Si, KR;
Jin Cheol Shin, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Kyung Hun Hwang, Suwon-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method of controlling a towing mode of an eco-friendly vehicle, may easily charge a battery of a towed vehicle by selecting one of a charge mode during traveling, a regenerative braking charge mode, and a coasting charge mode for charging the battery of the towed vehicle when a towing vehicle tows the towed vehicle so that a motor of the towed vehicle is driven by a negative charge torque for charging the battery when the towing vehicle accelerates or decelerates, and furthermore, may easily perform the assist of the traveling driving force of the towing vehicle by selecting a discharge mode during traveling in a state in which the towed vehicle does not need to be charged to the amount of charge of the battery of the towed vehicle greater than or equal to a reference value so that the motor of the towed vehicle is driven by a positive driving torque by discharging the battery of the towed vehicle.