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Four-wheel drive hybrid vehicle

  • US 6,569,055 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2001
  • Issued: 05/27/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hybrid vehicle, comprising:

  • a first drive wheel, a second drive wheel, an automatic transmission, a first motor generator and engine connected to the first drive wheel via the transmission, a second motor generator connected to the second drive wheel, a battery electrically connected to the first and second motor generators, and a controller functioning to;

    determine a running state of the vehicle, determine a charge state of the battery, control the drive force of the engine and the first motor generator based on the running state of the vehicle and the charge state of the battery, and drive the second motor generator using the battery and the power generated by the first motor generator.

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