A vehicle module for transporting at least one person includes at least two wheels, an electric motor, an electrical energy storage operationally connected to the electric motor for providing energy to the electric motor, and at least one connection means for securely attaching a vehicle module to another vehicle module or vehicle or to a charging or parking station, wherein at least one of the connection means, is arranged to connect the vehicle module to another vehicle module or vehicle so that the wheels of the vehicle module are parallel to the wheels of the connected vehicle module or vehicle, wherein, when the vehicle module is connected to another vehicle module or vehicle, a control unit of the vehicle module is adapted to take control over the steering of the other vehicle module or vehicle so as to drive the vehicle assembly as one vehicle.

A vehicle module for transporting at least one person includes at least two wheels, an electric motor, an electrical energy storage operationally connected to the electric motor for providing energy to the electric motor, and at least one connection means for securely attaching a vehicle module to another vehicle module or vehicle or to a charging or parking station, wherein at least one of the connection means, is arranged to connect the vehicle module to another vehicle module or vehicle so that the wheels of the vehicle module are parallel to the wheels of the connected vehicle module or vehicle, wherein, when the vehicle module is connected to another vehicle module or vehicle, a control unit of the vehicle module is adapted to take control over the steering of the other vehicle module or vehicle so as to drive the vehicle assembly as one vehicle.

A leaning-vehicle-traveling-state-data-output device includes a physical-quantity-data acquirer configured to acquire physical quantity data concerning a behavior of a leaning vehicle, a vehicle-traveling-state-data generator configured to generate vehicle-traveling-state data based on the physical quantity data and a vehicle-traveling-state-data-output controller configured to output the vehicle-traveling-state data. The vehicle-traveling-state-data generator generates vehicle-traveling-state data of the leaning vehicle in each of sections based on physical quantity data, the sections being obtained by dividing, into a plurality of sections, a single corner on which the leaning vehicle turns while leaning to perform a yaw motion continuously in an identical direction, the physical quantity data being acquired by the physical-quantity-data acquirer and concerning a behavior of the leaning vehicle while the leaning vehicle turns left on the corner while leaning leftward or turns right on the corner while leaning rightward.

A leaning vehicle including a vehicle body, at least one front wheel, at least one rear wheel, a leaning device that causes the vehicle body, the at least one front wheel and the at least one rear wheel to lean leftward or rightward at the left-turn or right-turn of the leaning vehicle, a steering handle rotatable counter-clockwise or clockwise to turn the at least one front wheel left or right, a lean actuator supplying power to the leaning device, and a control unit that controls the lean actuator in accordance with an amount of rotation of the steering handle detected by a steering-handle rotation sensor. The control unit is configured to, when the steering handle is rotated within a particular rotation range, control the lean actuator to restrain the vehicle body, the at least one front wheel and the at least one rear wheel from leaning.

The invention comprises a truck and riding devices with a lean steering spatial mechanism comprised of rigid bodies and a single compliant body connected by joints forming a closed kinematic chain wherein the compliant body provides compression, tension, and torsional return spring forces for multi-axial functionality within the constraints of the lean steering spatial mechanism, allowing for the combined functionality of deep deck lean, improved lean steering control over a wider range of speed, improved speed stability, and full load bearing suspension. The invention has additional degrees of freedom and additional primary motions of floating and suspension.

The invention comprises a truck and riding devices with a lean steering spatial mechanism comprised of rigid bodies and a single compliant body connected by joints forming a closed kinematic chain wherein the compliant body provides compression, tension, and torsional return spring forces for multi-axial functionality within the constraints of the lean steering spatial mechanism, allowing for the combined functionality of deep deck lean, improved lean steering control over a wider range of speed, improved speed stability, and full load bearing suspension. The invention has additional degrees of freedom and additional primary motions of floating and suspension.

An electric vehicle and a powertrain for an electric vehicle are disclosed. According to an embodiment, an electric vehicle includes a suspension system, a seat, a steering system, an electric motor and a battery pack. The battery pack includes one or more battery modules to provide power to the electric motor and a battery enclosure housing the one or more battery modules. The battery enclosure is a structural element of the electric vehicle to receive loads from at least two of the suspension system, the seat and the steering system.

An electric vehicle and a powertrain for an electric vehicle are disclosed. According to an embodiment, an electric vehicle includes a steering system with a steering column, and a battery pack having a battery enclosure and a plurality of battery modules housed within the battery enclosure. The battery enclosure defines a slot that extends from at least a top surface of the battery enclosure to receive the steering column.

An electric vehicle and a powertrain for an electric vehicle are disclosed. According to an embodiment, an electric vehicle includes a steering system with a steering column, and a battery pack having a battery enclosure and a plurality of battery modules housed within the battery enclosure. The battery enclosure defines a slot that extends from at least a top surface of the battery enclosure to receive the steering column.

An electric vehicle and a powertrain for an electric vehicle are disclosed. According to an embodiment, an electric vehicle includes a chassis with a rear portion and a front portion, and a suspension system having a front suspension coupled to the front portion of the chassis and a rear suspension coupled to the rear portion of the chassis. A battery pack is mounted at least partially on top of the rear portion of the chassis and an electric motor, powered by the battery pack, is mounted below the battery pack and between the rear portion of the chassis and a front end of the electric vehicle.