ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,160, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to FERRARI S.P.A. (Modena, Italy).
"Method for electric vehicle simulating combustion engine braking" was invented by Melinda Minen (Modena, Italy), Lorenzo Laraia (Modena, Italy) and Francesco Pretagostini (Modena, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor-vehicle, comprising a first and a second wheel, a third and a fourth wheel, a first and a second reversible electric machine connected to the first and second wheel; a third and a fourth reversible electric machine connected to the third and fourth wheel; and a rechargeable electrical power source; a control unit programmed to: process elect...