Hybrid vehicle drive system having a drive mode using both engin

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1997-02-24

1998-11-24

Stephan, Steven L.

Prime-mover dynamo plants

Electric control

Engine control

180 654, 290 16, 290 27, 318143, 322 16, H02P 904

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058412018

ABSTRACT:
A hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle, having a power drive state in which there is available a power drive mode in which an engine and an electric motor are both operated as a drive power source for driving the vehicle, and wherein a manually operated power drive selector is provided for selecting the power drive mode, and a power drive restricting device is provided to inhibit the vehicle from being driven in the power drive state and therefore in the power drive mode if the power drive selector is not manually operated. The hybrid drive system may have an engine assist drive mode in which the electric motor is operated as an auxiliary drive power source, together with the engine operated as a primary drive power source, according to a selected one of different drivability modes of the vehicle selected by a manually operated drivability performance selector.

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