Disclosed herein is a method of controlling an engine of an electric vehicle including a generator (17) driven by the engine, an electric motor (48) driven by a battery (36), and a transmission having a plurality of gears. The method includes the steps of: monitoring a vehicle speed of the electric vehicle; placing the transmission of the electric vehicle in a neutral gear; receiving a user input configured to activate the engine of the electric vehicle; starting the engine of the electric vehicle upon receipt of the user input and upon the vehicle speed of the electric vehicle being at or below a predetermined threshold value; generating electrical energy with the generator (17); routing the electrical energy to the battery (36); and charging the battery (36) of the electric vehicle with the generated electrical energy.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ON-BOARD BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS THEREFOR
ELEKTROFAHRZEUG UND BORDEIGENES BATTERIELADEGERÄT DAFÜR
VÉHICULE ÉLECTRIQUE ET SON APPAREIL DE CHARGE DE BATTERIE EMBARQUÉ
2018-11-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / B62M RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES , Antrieb von Radfahrzeugen oder Schlitten durch den Fahrer / F16D COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION , Nicht schaltbare Kupplungen / F16F SPRINGS , Federn |
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