Hybrid vehicle with integral generator for auxiliary loads

A hybrid vehicle comprising:

• an internal combustion engine having a power output;
• a transmission system having an input and an output;
• a combined starter/motor/generator coupled for receipt of drive power from the internal combustion engine;
• a supplemental DC power source;
• a motor inverter coupled between the supplemental DC power source and the combined starter/motor/generator for powering the combined starter/motor/generator in a motor mode for furnishing at least a portion of drive power;
• at least one electrical outlet located on a power outlet panel which is deployable between a stowed position and an accessible position, the at least one electrical outlet coupled for receipt of electric power generated by the combined starter/motor/generator operating in a generation mode, wherein the power outlet panel generates an activation signal to a hybrid control module whenever the power outlet panel is deployed from the stowed position;
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• the hybrid control module operable for determining an operating mode of the hybrid vehicle.