Patent ID: 8924057

Claim:
A method for starting a hybrid vehicle, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a request to start a hybrid vehicle having a primary power source and an auxiliary power source while the hybrid vehicle is connected to an external power source and the auxiliary power source is deactivated; (b) determining if the auxiliary power source is needed in order to satisfy the request to start the hybrid vehicle while the hybrid vehicle is connected to the external power source and the auxiliary power source is deactivated; and (c) if the method determines that the auxiliary power source is needed in order to satisfy the request to start the hybrid vehicle then deactivating the external power source and activating the auxiliary power source while the hybrid vehicle is connected to the external power source, and if the method determines that the auxiliary power source is not needed in order to satisfy the request to start the hybrid vehicle then activating or keeping active the already connected external power source and keeping the auxiliary power source deactivated.