US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on Aug. 4 for "Hybrid electric vehicle and method of driving control for same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,957, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Hybrid electric vehicle and method of driving control for same" was invented by Tae Jun Ahn (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jong Bum Oh (Gwacheon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid electric vehicle controlling a fuel injection point-in-time and a method of controlling driving of the hybrid electric vehicle such that fuel efficiency is improved when engine start is required. The method of controlling driving of the hybrid electric vehicle may include: inhibiting engine injection when there is an engine...