Patent ID: 8125099

Claim:
A remote climate control system for a hybrid vehicle comprising a rechargeable electrical power source and an electrical ventilation blower selectively powered thereby, a sensor associated with the rechargeable electrical power source, a data communications bus extending throughout the hybrid vehicle, a combustion engine operable to recharge the rechargeable electrical power source, and at least one of the electrical ventilation blower and the sensor coupled to the data communications bus, the remote climate control system comprising: a remote transmitter; a receiver to be positioned at the hybrid vehicle for receiving signals from said remote transmitter; and a vehicle remote climate controller cooperating with said receiver and to be coupled to the data communications bus extending within the hybrid vehicle for communication thereover to selectively operate the electrical ventilation blower responsive to the sensor and said remote transmitter, and to start the combustion engine based upon the sensor sensing a voltage of the rechargeable electrical power source being below a threshold.