US Patent Issued to Bayerische Motoren Werke on Dec. 2 for "Hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric drive" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,786, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric drive" was invented by Bernhard Brendle (Haldenwang, Germany) and Heiko Sprenger (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine drive that includes at least one internal combustion engine and an electromotive drive that includes at least one electric motor and a battery. The battery can be charged both via the internal combustion engine and via an external power supply. At least one electronic control unit is designed such that, in the event of at l...