METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A LOAD POINT SHIFT OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE UPON ACTIVATION OR DEACTIVATION OF AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED COMPONENT

A method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, whereby an electrically heated component of an exhaust aftertreatment system being supplied with electrical power via an electric machine driven by the internal combustion engine, a load point shift of the internal combustion engine being carried out by an activation or a deactivation of the component or by a temporary storage of the necessary electrical energy for operating the component in a battery.