Patent 11345327 was granted and assigned to XL Hybrids on May, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A computing device-implemented method comprises receiving information representative of a state of charge of an energy storage device of a vehicle that includes an alternative fuel propulsion system, receiving information representative of a performance measure of the vehicle for a period of time, receiving information representative of a position of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle, determining an amount of torque required by a second propulsion system to send to a driveshaft of the vehicle from the received information representative of a position of a pedal, determining an amount of torque assistance required to send to a driveshaft of the vehicle from the alternative fuel propulsion system included in the vehicle from the information representative of a performance measure of the vehicle and the information representative of the state of charge, and adjusting an amount of torque required by a second propulsion system using the determined torque assistance.