US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on July 29 for "Hybrid electric vehicle and method of driving control for same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,001, issued on July 29, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Hybrid electric vehicle and method of driving control for same" was invented by Jae Young Choi (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a hybrid electric vehicle and a method of driving control for the same. The method of controlling the hybrid electric vehicle includes determining whether the hybrid electric vehicle enters an engine clutch lock-up section, determining, in a case where the hybrid electric vehicle enters the engine clutch lock-up section, whether difference in ...