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Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2012
Applicant:

Fisker Automotive and Technology Group Llc, Costa Mesa, CA (US);

Inventors:

Paul Boskovitch, Anaheim, CA (US);

Kevin Walsh, Anaheim, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/46 (2007.10); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/20 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60K 6/46 (2013.01); B60W 20/106 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6217 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); Y10S 903/903 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of controlling operational modes of a hybrid electric vehicle includes: determining whether an all-electric range (AER) of the vehicle is at or less than a first predetermined value; activating a first operational mode if the AER is determined to be at or less than the first predetermined value; determining, while the first operational mode is active, whether the AER of the vehicle is greater than a second predetermined value; activating a second operational mode if the AER is determined to be greater than the second predetermined value.


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