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Motor vehicle

US8376904B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2010
Grant dateFeb 19, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/62
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle with a hybrid drive system (1) comprising an internal combustion engine and an electric machine, one of an automatic or automated transmission (2) connected between the hybrid drive (1) and a drive output (3) and a driver-operated element (4). The driver-operated element (4) has several conditions that can be selected by a driver with which one of a number of driving ranges or one of several groups of gears are associated for operation of the transmission. The driver-operated element (4) has at least one condition that can be selected by the driver with which, alternatively or in addition to a driving range or group of gears, a hybrid function mode is associated.

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