ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,771, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Control system for electric vehicle" was invented by Ryohei Yuasa (Okazaki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for an electric vehicle (Ve) configured to allow a driver to enjoy behaviors of conventional vehicles having an engine and a transmission more realistically, without impairing comfort and quietness of the electric vehicle (Ve). An operating mode of the electric vehicle (Ve) is selected from a first mode to a fourth mode. In the third mode a driver is allowed to enjoy a virtual shifting operation and a simulated engine sound is emit...