Abstract: A gaseous fuel management system for an automotive vehicle includes at least one gas sensor for detecting the presence of gaseous fuel outside of the confines of the vehicle's fuel storage tank, fuel lines, and prime mover. In the event that fugitive gas is detected and the concentration exceeds a predetermined threshold, the fuel supply to the vehicle's prime mover will be shut off and, if so equipped, the vehicle may then be operated in a battery power mode for the convenience of the driver.

Abstract: A battery system for an automotive vehicle includes a battery case having a number of battery cells housed within the case. Coolant passages extend about the battery cells, and a coolant pump or driver circulates coolant from the coolant supply through the passages so as to transfer heat from the battery cells to the coolant. A controller periodically reverses the direction of flow through the coolant passages so as to minimize the differential temperature arising between various cells of the battery stack.

Abstract: A housing assembly for an electrical energy storage device includes a support structure arranged within a passenger compartment of a vehicle, a combined housing/console structure for concealing, at least partially, the support structure and the electrical energy storage device, and a housing cover, having at least one console feature, for mounting on the housing/console structure.

Abstract: A battery system for an automotive vehicle includes a battery case having a number of battery cells housed within the case. Coolant passages extend about the battery cells, and a coolant pump or driver circulates coolant from the coolant supply through the passages so as to transfer heat from the battery cells to the coolant. A controller periodically reverses the direction of flow through the coolant passages so as to minimize the differential temperature arising between various cells of the battery stack.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus 12 for cooling one or more torque generation assemblies, such as an internal combustion engine 14 and/or an electric motor 16 by the use of variable speed pump assembly 28 which may be selectively operated without the use of any of the torque generation assemblies 12, 14.

Abstract: A system and method to meet the cooling needs of a hybrid electric vehicle's motor, such as an integrated-starter-generator, using a transmission cooling loop that flows through a specialized stator housing of the motor. The system has a cooling loop with a heat exchanger and conduits to connect the stator housing of the motor, transmission, and heat exchanger. Coolant flows through the cooling loop through the action of either a mechanical transmission pump or an auxiliary pump or both. A controller can receive and process input from at least one vehicle sensor, and command the auxiliary pump to operate when the processed input of at least one vehicle sensor exceeds a pre-selected threshold. In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, the cooling loop also has bypass conduits and independently controllable bypass valves having actuators. The stator housing can overlap or be adjacent to a transmission housing.