Method of controlling vehicle

The invention provides a method of controlling a vehicle. In response to input selecting an electric-only operating mode, an engine is disabled such that the vehicle is propelled by an electric machine. In response to detecting a predefined vehicle state while the electric-only operating mode is sel...

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Hauptverfasser: WILLIAM DAVID TREHARNE, DAVID CRIST GABRIEL, PAUL STEPHEN BRYAN, SCOTT JAMES THOMPSON, THOMAS CHROSTOWSKI
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Sprache:chi ; eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention provides a method of controlling a vehicle. In response to input selecting an electric-only operating mode, an engine is disabled such that the vehicle is propelled by an electric machine. In response to detecting a predefined vehicle state while the electric-only operating mode is selected, the engine is re-enabled such that the vehicle is propelled by at least one of the engine and electric machine. In response to detecting an absence of the predefined vehicle state while the electric-only operating mode is selected, the engine is disabled such that the vehicle is propelled by the electric machine.