Patent ID: 7264070
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: B60K,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle drive system comprising: first and second drive sources configured and arranged to drive at least one first wheel on a first drive axle; a third drive source configured and arranged to drive at least one second wheel on a second drive axle that is independent of the first drive axle; a transmission installed in a power transmission path between the third drive source and the second drive axle; a gear change determining section configured to determine when the transmission changes gears; and a drive source selecting section configured to select at least one of the first and second drive sources to deliver the output to the first wheel, the drive source selecting section being further configured to stop delivering of the output from the at least one of the first and second drive sources to the first wheel in synchronization with the transmission changing gears in accordance with a determination by the gear change determining section.