摘要 |
<p>A plug-in hybrid vehicle drive system, including an internal combustion engine for driving one or more wheels of an automobile, at least one on-wheel electrically powered motor for driving at least one wheel of the automobile, each on-wheel motor including a stator fixed outboard of the at least one wheel and a rotor mounted to an exterior face of the at least one wheel, a battery located in the automobile and connected to the at least one on-wheel motor for supplying power to the on-wheel motor, a battery charger including an AC/DC power converter, and an AC outlet connector in communication with the battery charger for receiving power from an external source.</p> |