Faraday Future Secures U.S. Patent for Hybrid Extended Range Transmission System for Future Usage in Its Vehicle Lineup That Will Enable Robust Range Extension and Reduce Mechanical Complexity
The granted patent covers a range-extending hybrid transmission system that decouples the engine, generator-motor, and drive wheels through a multi-clutch and multi-shaft architecture, allowing all power sources to contribute concurrently or independently — expanding vehicle range performance while reducing mechanical complexity.
The newly patented transmission architecture is expected to be incorporated into the broader AIHER system under development for future generations of FX models, helping overcome the weaknesses of conventional hybrid and plug-in hybrid systems and making it particularly suited to cold-weather regions.
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) (“Faraday Future”, “FF” or the “Company”), a California-based global Embodied AI (EAI) ecosystem company, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 12,630,004, titled “Range-Extending Hybrid Transmission System,” to its subsidiary Future AIHER AI Hybrid Extended-Range Electric Powertrain System Inc. (“Future AIHER”). The patent, issued in May 2026 from an application filed last June, contains 13 claims, marking a key milestone in the Company’s effort to establish a leadership position in hybrid electric powertrain innovation. The present disclosure relates to a range-extending hybrid transmission system for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a hybrid transmission system configured to decouple the engine, generator-motor, and drive wheels to provide multiple drive modes.
