A variable body vehicle may include a drive module having drive the vehicle wheels provided at a lower portion of the drive module; a body module coupled to an external side of the drive module and forming an internal space of the vehicle; and a battery-mounting portion formed in the drive module or the body module to mount a battery therein, providing electric power to the battery when the battery is mounted, and determining a driving mode of the vehicle by allowing the battery to be selectively mounted in the drive module, wherein a body of the vehicle is variable by a combination between the drive module and the body module according to a purpose of use.

An electric work vehicle includes front wheels and rear wheels for traveling, right and left machine body frames extending along a front/rear direction and an electric motor. The electric motor includes at least one of a front output shaft protruding forwards and a rear output shaft protruding rearwards. The electric motor is supported to front portions of the machine body frames to be located forwardly of the front wheels as seen in a side view.

A luggage compartment of an electric traction vehicle has a floor, an electric/electronic unit for recharging a battery pack, and a support structure provided with a frame that supports such electric/electronic unit in a fixed position; the support structure has an attachment portion which is arranged in front of the frame, is fixed to the floor and is joined to the frame by means of a deformable portion, adapted to bend about an axis which is horizontal and transverse to a travel direction of the vehicle; the floor is provided with a pushing element having a support surface, on which a lower surface of the frame rests at a point which is higher than the bending axis of the deformable portion.

An electric drive module that includes a housing, a pair of drive units and a coupling unit. The drive units are disposed in the housing and each drive unit includes a motor unit and a friction brake. The motor unit has a stator, which is non-rotatably coupled to the housing, and a rotor that is rotatable about a motor axis and configured to drive a wheel of a vehicle. The friction brake has a first portion, which is non-rotatably coupled to the housing, and a second portion that is drivingly coupled to the rotor. The friction brake can be operated to create a rotational drag force that resists rotation of the second portion relative to the first portion. The coupling unit is configured to selectively rotatably couple the second portions of the friction brakes to one another.

This invention relates to a rechargeable battery system. The invention, particularly relates to a battery system that comprises at least one battery pack and a network of charging stations. The battery pack is typically provided in cars, and other all other modalities of transport including vans, trucks, buses, trains, ships, planes, etc. The charging stations are provided at strategic locations for ease and convenience. The user of the vehicle can either visit the charging stations or Mobile charging stations can come to a particular location where the customer determines by use of a special Apps (mobile or web-based) to either replace the discharged battery packs with fully charged battery packs, or the user can recharge the battery packs at the charging stations. The battery packs can have different ratings, but the outer casing of the battery packs of different rating will have a standard size, which provides the battery packs a modular configuration. The racks that holds the battery packs are universal and unique that multitudes of these racks can be mounted any/solar charging stations. Similarly multitudes of racks can be mounted to any vehicle as per the needs of the vehicles. The batteries are designed in such a unique way that it is easy for anyone or a robot to change the batteries. This make the battery exchange program unique and stand out to other inventions.

A fuel cell vehicle that reduces damage on a fuel gas pump and deformation of a dash panel toward a cabin side when the vehicle collides head-on. The fuel gas pump is secured to a stack frame via a bracket such that a rotation, axis line of a motor adapted to drive a fuel gas pump inclines with respect to a reference line along the from-rear direction of the vehicle in plan view of the vehicle. Two fastening members secure the stack frame to the bracket in a state of being respectively inserted through a through hole and a cutout portion formed at a mounting portion. The cutout portion is formed such that, when the bracket turns together with the fuel gas pump with respect to the stack frame using one fastening member as a rotational center, the other fastening member exits out of an opening of the cutout portion.

A fuel cell assembly is mounted on a vehicle via a mounting portion. The fuel cell assembly includes a first fuel cell unit, a first frame portion on which the first fuel cell unit is mounted and fixed, a second fuel cell unit, a second frame portion on which the second fuel cell unit is mounted and fixed, and a connecting portion that connects the first frame portion and the second frame portion such that the second fuel cell unit is located above the first fuel cell unit.

A vehicle front structure includes a dash upper panel and a grille top face portion having outside air introduction holes taking in outside air. The vehicle front structure includes a cover member covering an engine from a vehicle upper side and having a top plate rear portion opposed to the grille top face portion on a vehicle lower side throughout a predetermined range, including the outside air introduction holes, in a vehicle width direction, and a grille front face portion disposed from the grille top face portion to the top plate rear portion on a vehicle front side of the outside air introduction holes. The top plate rear portion has a shape having inclined surfaces extending from a vehicle lower side of the outside air introduction holes in the vehicle width direction, the inclined surfaces being gradually inclined to the vehicle lower side toward vehicle-width-direction outer sides.

A battery pack assembly includes a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells and an elongated terminal connector. Each battery cell having at least one terminal. The elongated terminal connector having at least one keyed slot corresponding to each of the at least one terminal. Each keyed slot having a first opening and a second opening. A first width of the first opening is greater than a second width of the second opening. The elongated terminal connector is configured to move between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position each terminal of the at least one terminal is positioned within the second opening to engage each terminal with the elongated terminal connector. In the disengaged position each terminal of the at least one terminal is positioned within the first opening to disengaged each terminal from the elongated terminal connector.

Vehicles may be composed of a relatively few number of “modules” that are assembled together during a final assembly process. An example vehicle may include a body module, a first drive module coupled to a first end of the body module, and a second drive module coupled to a second end of the body module. One or both of the drive modules may include a pair of wheels, a battery, an electric drive motor, and/or a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. One or both of the drive modules may also include a crash structure to absorb impacts. If a component of a drive module fails or is damaged, the drive module can be quickly and easily replaced with a new drive module, minimizing vehicle down time.