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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Karma Automotive Llc, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Boskovitch, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Calvin Chunliang Lee, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
KARMA AUTOMOTIVE LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/52 (2007.10); B60K 6/46 (2007.10); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60K 17/356 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60L 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 11/12 (2006.01); B60L 11/14 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/52 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 6/46 (2013.01); B60K 17/356 (2013.01); B60K 23/08 (2013.01); B60L 7/14 (2013.01); B60L 11/123 (2013.01); B60L 11/14 (2013.01); B60L 15/2009 (2013.01); B60L 15/2054 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2240/463 (2013.01); B60L 2240/486 (2013.01); B60L 2240/507 (2013.01); B60L 2260/28 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6217 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7077 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7241 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7275 (2013.01); Y10S 903/903 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a vehicle having a drive system. The drive system includes an engine for providing electrical power for propelling the vehicle, an electrical energy storage device, a first motor for driving a rotation of a first shaft of the vehicle, and a second motor for driving a rotation of a second shaft of the vehicle. The drive system is configured to operate in a first mode, wherein in the first mode, power for each of the first motor and the second motor is provided exclusively by the electrical energy storage device.