ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONFIGURED TO RESPOND BY SELECTIVELY INCREASING AIR RESISTANCE TO AN EXCESSIVE BRAKING REQUIREMENT

摘要

This disclosure provides an electric vehicle configured to respond by selectively increasing resistance to a request for excessive braking. This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle configured to respond to an excessive braking request, such as a braking request that exceeds what can be met by an energy recovery mechanism, by selectively increasing the aerodynamic drag of the electrified vehicle. A corresponding method is also disclosed. An exemplary electrified vehicle includes an energy recovery mechanism, an actuator configured to adjust a position of a movable component that affects drag of the electrified vehicle, and a controller. The controller is configured to instruct the energy recovery mechanism to meet a braking request, and if the braking request cannot be met by the energy recovery mechanism, the controller is configured to instruct the actuator to adjust the position of the movable component to reduce the drag of the electrified one Increase vehicle.