An electrified airport rescue fire fighting (ARFF) vehicle includes at least one front axle, two rear axles, a water tank having a maximum water capacity of greater than or equal to about 3,000 gallons, a battery pack, and one or more electric motors configured to receive power from the battery pack to facilitate accelerating the ARFF vehicle from 0 to 50 miles-per-hour in 25 seconds or less while the water tank is at the maximum water capacity.

A thermal management system for an electric drive module (EDM) configured to generate and transfer drive torque to a driveline for propulsion of an electric vehicle is provided. The system includes a motor housing, a pump, a poppet valve and a controller. The motor housing has an electric motor and a sump. The pump delivers fluid through a hydraulic circuit to the electric motor. The poppet valve is disposed in the fluid circuit and selectively communicates fluid from the fluid circuit to at least one shower head on the motor housing. The controller is configured to: operate the pump at an initial speed; determine whether a power loss of the system exceeds a power loss threshold; and operate the pump at a second modified speed, higher than the initial speed, wherein the second modified speed increases a pressure in the hydraulic circuit thereby opening the poppet valve.

A system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to: receive at least one discrete input within a predetermined time period from a human-machine interface while the vehicle is at a standstill; and in response to the at least one discrete input, move the vehicle an incremental distance and returning the vehicle to a standstill.

A motor control device includes: a first storage unit that stores characteristic data related to drive control of a vehicle motor; a second storage unit that stores a vehicle type parameter related to a predetermined vehicle type; a processor that executes arithmetic processing related to the drive control corresponding to the predetermined vehicle type, based on the vehicle type parameter and the characteristic data; and a drive circuit that executes drive processing of a vehicle motor of the predetermined vehicle type, based on a result of the arithmetic processing, in which the drive circuit reads out the characteristic data from the first storage unit and the vehicle type parameter from the second storage unit when abnormality has occurred in the processor, and to execute the arithmetic processing related to the drive control corresponding to the predetermined vehicle type, based on the vehicle type parameter and the characteristic data.

A vehicle is operable in three modes of operation. The vehicle includes a first electromagnetic device, a second electromagnetic device electrically coupled to the first electromagnetic device, and an engine coupled to the first electromagnetic device and configured to drive the first electromagnetic device to provide electrical energy. In each of the three modes of operation, whenever the engine drives the first electromagnetic device to provide the electrical energy, the first electromagnetic device operates without providing the electrical energy to an energy storage device.

An idle-avoidance system for a work vehicle having an engine and one or more work components includes an electric machine coupled to and driven by the engine and a battery coupled to the engine, the electric machine, and the one or more work components. The idle-avoidance system further includes a controller having a processing and memory architecture. The controller is configured to execute instructions to determine whether the engine is in an idling state and in response estimate a power demand associated with energizing at least one of the one or more work components to an operational state, monitor a state of charge of the battery, terminate operation of the engine when the state of charge of the battery is sufficient to meet the estimated power demand, and activate ignition of the engine and operation of the electric machine in a power generation mode to charge the battery when the state of charge of the battery is not sufficient to meet the estimated power demand.

A method of parking an electric vehicle and the electric vehicle are disclosed. The electric vehicle includes an electric motor operatively connected to a transmission for propelling the electric vehicle. The method includes selecting a park gear shift position. While an engagement member of the transmission is engaged with an output gear of the transmission, biasing a parking member of the transmission towards a parking gear of the transmission; and engaging the parking member with the parking gear.

Methods and systems for an electric vehicle (EV). The EV system includes an electric drive axle that includes a first electric motor configured to transfer mechanical power to a first drive wheel, a second electric motor configured to transfer mechanical power to a second drive wheel, and a motor coupling clutch configured to selectively rotationally couple the first electric motor to the second electric motor. The EV system further includes a controller configured to selectively rotationally couple the first electric motor to the second electric motor via operation of the motor coupling clutch based on vehicle load.

A method for implementing custom power consumption profiles for electric vehicles comprising identifying a set of data elements corresponding to a specific upcoming trip using a controller, identifying whether an existing custom power consumption profile matching the set of data elements is available to the controller and responding to a lack of existing custom power consumption profiles by entering a create custom power consumption profile routine, responding to identification of an existing custom power consumption profile by providing a vehicle operator with at least one suggested modification to the existing custom power consumption profile, and enacting the identified custom power consumption profile including all accepted suggested modifications of the at least one suggested modification.

In some implementations, a controller of a hybrid powertrain system may detect a level of demand associated with the load of the hybrid powertrain system. The controller may cause power to be proportionally provided to drive the load via the engine and the electric machine in accordance with a ratio between a first power output provided via the engine and a second power output provided via the electric machine, the ratio being associated with the level of the demand, a control mode associated with the hybrid powertrain system, and an operating mode associated with the hybrid powertrain system.