US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on July 14 for "Hybrid electric vehicle and method of driving control therefor" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,329, issued on July 14, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Hybrid electric vehicle and method of driving control therefor" 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: "Disclosed are a hybrid electric vehicle and a driving control method therefor, which are capable of switching to a driving mode and performing a kick-down shift more quickly. In particular, the method for controlling the hybrid electric vehicle includes: determining a first motor directly connected to an engine and an available to...