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Patent No.:

US 8151916 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2009
Applicant:

Chris Conway Gearhart, Chelsea, MI (US);

Inventor:

Chris Conway Gearhart, Chelsea, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An energy management system includes a first energy source having a first well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions content, a second energy source having a second well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions content and a drive mechanism powered by the first energy source and the second energy source. The drive mechanism is powered by the first energy source when the first well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions content is less than the second well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions content and the drive mechanism is powered by the second energy source when the second well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions content is less than the first well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions content.


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