Patent ID: 8066609

Claim:
An electric variable transmission with three forward modes, one reverse mode, and five fixed gears, comprising: a first, second, and third planetary gear set, wherein the first, second, and third planetary gear sets are interconnected; an input shaft directly connected to the second planetary gear set; a first electric motor connected to second planetary gear set and connected to the first planetary gear set through a first selectively engageable clutch; a second electric motor connected to the first and the third planetary gear sets; a transmission housing connected to the first planetary gear set through a first selectively engageable brake and to the third planetary gear set through a second selectively engageable brake; a second selectively engageable clutch connected between the first and second planetary gear set; and an output shaft directly connected to the third planetary gear set and to the second planetary gear set through a third selectively engageable clutch.