Patent ID: 9707861
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B60L,B60W,G06Q,G08G,Y02T,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of operating a vehicle having an electric traction system (ETS) and an internal combustion engine (ICE) and corresponding ETS and ICE operation modes, comprising: generating vehicle location data using a GPS system physically coupled to the vehicle; sending from the vehicle the vehicle location data to a remote system operating an emission credit process; the vehicle receiving from the remote system an indication that emission credits are available for the vehicle as a function of the vehicle location data if the vehicle operates in the ETS operation mode within a specified geographical location; enabling a system controller in the vehicle to switch between the ICE and ETS operation modes as a function of the vehicle location data, the indication of the available emission credits, and parametric measurements of an operation of the vehicle; and sending from the vehicle the parametric measurements of the operation of the vehicle to the remote system while the vehicle is operating in the ETS operation mode; wherein during the ETS operation mode, the vehicle is operating solely under power of an electric motor/generator, and the ICE is shut off; wherein the ETS comprises the electric motor/generator coupled to a transmission of the vehicle via a power takeoff port of the transmission.