US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on May 13 for "Electrified vehicle and power source management method therefor" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,716, issued on May 13, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Electrified vehicle and power source management method therefor" was invented by Jung Hyun Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrified vehicle capable of additionally mounting a swappable battery and a power source management method for the same are provided. A method of power source management of an electrified vehicle is provided, comprising connecting a swappable battery unit to a connector in an electrified vehicle comprising a first battery fixedly arranged with a main battery unit, a...