ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,813, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Distributed electrically variable transmission" was invented by Edward V Schrand (Farmington, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) includes a front driveline configured to drive front wheels, a rear driveline configured to drive rear wheels, and an electrically variable transmission (EVT) including a power splitting gear set. An internal combustion engine is selectively connected to an input member of the EVT to provide drive torque to the front driveline. A first electric machine is coupled to the EVT via a connecting member to...