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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shuji Nagano, Toyota, JP;
Kunio Morisawa, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/02 ;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle including: an engine and a motor-generator for outputting drive forces to run a vehicle; and a brake pedal for applying a braking force to the running vehicle. While an engine braking force is being established, it is detected that the brake pedal is depressed. After this depression of the brake pedal, the vehicle speed is detected so that the regenerative braking is effected by the motor generator on the basis of the detected vehicle speed.