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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:
United Fleet Financing, Llc, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
David Crecelius, Fishers, IN (US);
Peter Fischer, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jeff Ronning, Anderson, IN (US);
Sean Stanley, Huntington, IN (US);
John E. Waters, Fortville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Flagship Enterprise Center, Inc., Anderson, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/42 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 20/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/42 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60K 2006/4808 (2013.01); B60Y 2304/076 (2013.01); Y02T 10/626 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01); Y10S 903/951 (2013.01);
Abstract
The subject invention is directed to a class of electric hybrid drives that can be retrofit easily to cars and trucks to reduce transportation costs. Certain embodiments include mechanisms for attachment to an existing powertrain, regenerative braking, on-the-road optimization of transportation costs depending on road and route conditions, or an operational mode in which motive power for a vehicle is solely derived from electric energy stored in a battery.