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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert David Hancasky, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Bader M. Badreddine, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/182 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2520/04 (2013.01); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/186 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling an electrified vehicle by engaging a parking brake if a battery state of charge is depleted below a predefined threshold.