With the auto industry’s current emphasis on designing high-performance vehicles that also achieve greater fuel economy and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, manufacturers are turning to hybrid and electric vehicles as one way of complying with increasingly tougher environmental regulations.

Conversant’s automotive portfolio comprises patents related to the drivetrain and operation of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). The portfolio covers fundamental operations that regulate the efficient recovery of kinetic energy through the regenerative braking system, the operation of the battery and the operation of the inverter/converter of the vehicle.