A dual-axle vehicle corner assembly which may include a sub-frame, a first arm connected to the sub-frame and rotatable with respect to the sub-frame about a first arm axis, the first arm having a first axle axis about which a first wheel rotates when connected to the first arm, a second arm connected to the sub-frame and rotatable with respect to the sub-frame about a second arm axis, the second arm having a second axle axis about which a second wheel rotates when connected to the second arm, and a suspension system comprising a piston assembly interconnecting the first arm and the second arm, the piston assembly is to controllably increase and decrease a length of the piston assembly to control a distance between the first axle axis and the second axle axis.

An electric vehicle includes at least one tractive element, a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells, an in-wheel hub motor coupled to the at least one tractive element and electrically coupled to the battery pack, and a busbar assembly configured to electrically couple the motor to the battery pack. The busbar assembly can include a busbar, a cable electrically coupled to the busbar, and an inverter electrically coupled to the cable and configured to convert power supplied from the battery pack to the motor. The busbar assembly further includes a bracket configured to mount the cable to a knuckle of the electric vehicle and position the cable at a fixed or variable angle.

An electric vehicle comprising a portal axle architecture. The electric vehicle having a frame. An axle assembly including a De Dion tube. A first wheel hub and a second wheel hub rotatably coupled with the De Dion tube. A suspension system coupled with the vehicle frame, the suspension system having at least one pair of trailing arms pivotally coupled with the vehicle frame and at least one pair of air springs. A first electric drive assembly in driving engagement with the first wheel hub, and a second electric drive assembly in driving engagement with the second wheel hub.

An input gear, an output gear, an input-side intermediate gear, and an output-side intermediate gear are helical gears. The output gear and the output-side intermediate gear have a larger module than the input gear and the input-side intermediate gear. The input gear and the input-side intermediate gear have a larger twisting angle than the output gear and the output-side intermediate gear. The output gear and the output-side intermediate gear have a larger effective tooth length than the input gear and the input-side intermediate gear.

An electric axle for a vehicle including a first support member having a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion supporting a first axle receiver, and a second support member including a first end portion, a second end portion and an intermediate section supporting a second axle receiver. A torsion member extends between the first support member and the second support member. A first drive unit including a first transmission is mounted to the first support member, and a first electric motor is operatively connected to the first transmission. A second drive unit including a second transmission mounted to the second support member, and a second electric motor is operatively connected to the second transmission.

A power train for a vehicle, the power train includes: a motor including a rotatable shaft; a reducer coupled to the motor; a gear train disposed at least partially inside the reducer, to transmit rotational force generated by the motor; and a wheel rotatable by receiving power from the reducer or by transmitting power generated by its rotation to the reducer, wherein the gear train is configured to transmit power from the motor to the reducer or to transmit power from the reducer to the motor based upon comparison of a rotational angular velocity of the rotatable shaft and a rotational angular velocity of the reducer.

A cooling system for a vehicle driven by in-wheel motors includes a cooling water channel provided in an in-wheel motor mounted on a wheel of a vehicle so that cooling water for cooling the in-wheel motor can pass through the cooling water channel, a cooling water channel provided in an inverter for driving and controlling the in-wheel motor so that cooling water for cooling the inverter can pass through the cooling water channel, a radiator provided to dissipate heat of cooling water that has cooled the in-wheel motor and the inverter by passing the cooling water, a cooling water circulation line connected such that cooling water can circulate between the cooling water channel of the in-wheel motor, the cooling water channel of the inverter, and the radiator, and a water pump configured to circulate cooling water through the cooling water circulation line by pumping cooling water in the cooling water circulation line.

A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. A rear portion having a deep recess securing the pair of motors with brackets, and batteries with brackets. The forward part having a shallow recess with a printed circuit board secured therein having control circuitry. The wheels are less than six inches in diameter and the robot weighs less than five pounds.

The present invention provides a battery-driven traveling device including: a framework section disposed on at least a bottom part of a vehicle body for ensuring strength of the vehicle body; two slide rails being composed of a left slide rail and a right slide rail and being supported by the framework section and extending substantially horizontally; a battery supporting member that is mounted to be insertable into the vehicle body and extractable from the vehicle body by using the two slide rails; and a plurality of dampers disposed on a path through which vibration of the vehicle body is transmitted from each of the slide rails to the battery supporting member for relaxing the vibration transmitted from the vehicle body to the battery while the device travels, wherein the left slide rail is disposed on left side of the battery supporting member and the right slide rail is disposed on right side of the battery supporting member, and each of the dampers is disposed above or below the left slide rail or the right slide rail.

An electric vehicle transmission (7) includes an input shaft (10), an output shaft (11), a first planetary gear set (P1), a second planetary gear set (P2), and a third planetary gear set (P3). The input shaft (10) is provided for coupling to an electric machine (6). A first shift element (A), a second shift element (B), and a third shift element (C) are provided at least functionally as well. Also disclosed is a drive system (4), a vehicle drive train (5), and an electric vehicle.