US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on Dec. 2 for "Endurance mode for electric vehicle" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,791, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Endurance mode for electric vehicle" was invented by Sean M. Welch (Bruce Township, Mich.), Sami Ahmed (Orion Township, Mich.), Michael G. Petrucci (Howell, Mich.) and Michael A. Ryba (West Bloomfield, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for mode selective control of an electric vehicle during a race. The system may include a demand controller configured for determining a demand made by a driver during the race to control a propulsion system to propel the vehicle, a battery controller configured for determining a supply of electrical power...