A fuel cell vehicle is disclosed. The fuel cell vehicle includes a front fuel cell mounted in a first space and a rear fuel cell mounted in a second space located at the rear side of the first space on the basis of the direction in which the fuel cell vehicle travels. The rear fuel cell includes a top surface lower than the top surface of the front fuel cell on the basis of the ground.

To provide an arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile which can realize space savings of a space housing a plurality of electrical apparatuses. An arrangement structure of electrical apparatuses in an electric automobile includes: a vehicle body having a driver cabin and a housing space provided forward of the driver cabin; a plurality of electrical apparatuses (junction board, charger, voltage converter, battery heater) housed in the housing space; and a frame body retaining the plurality of electrical apparatuses to overlap vertically, in which a specific electrical apparatus positioned more downwards than a predetermined position among the plurality of electrical apparatus is arranged more downwards as having a shorter length in the front/rear direction of the vehicle body, or as having a shorter length in the width direction of the vehicle body.

A vehicle power unit room structure is provided including a motor that is disposed inside a power unit room and that is configured to transmit drive force to a drive wheel, a compressor that is disposed adjacent to the motor in a vehicle width direction so as to overlap with the motor as viewed along the vehicle width direction, and a power supply section that is configured to supply power supplied from a power source to the motor and the compressor, and that is disposed at a vehicle upper side of the compressor so as to overlap with the compressor as viewed along a vehicle vertical direction.

A front compartment is provided with an engine, an air cleaner, a radiator, a reservoir tank, a motor unit, an auxiliary battery, and an EFI-ECU. The engine, the reservoir tank, the motor unit and the EFI-ECU are aligned in a vehicle's width direction. The air cleaner and the auxiliary battery are also aligned in the vehicle's width direction. The air cleaner is located in front of the motor unit. The motor unit includes a power control unit and a transaxle. The air cleaner is located in front of the power control unit. The auxiliary battery is located diagonally forward to left of the motor unit.

A method and system for swapping batteries in an electric vehicle is disclosed. The method includes dismounting a first battery assembly, moving to a second battery assembly and mounting the second battery assembly onto the vehicle. Mounting and dismounting are accomplished by an onboard mounting and dismounting system. The method can be used in a zero infrastructure environment such as an underground mine since mounting and dismounting are accomplished by components on the vehicle itself. An auxiliary battery pack powers the vehicle during between dismounting a battery pack and mounting another battery pack.

A device that supports a motor vehicle component includes a plate that is equipped with a securing device for securing a protective casing of the component and an attachment device for attaching to a structural element of the chassis of the motor vehicle. The attachment device is designed to break in the event of a collision involving the motor vehicle. The support device also includes a deflector that forms a ramp tilted upwards, one end of which extends at the height of the plate and an opposing end of which is tilted relative to the plate. This support device helps protect the occupant in case of a frontal impact collision by preventing rigid members from stacking up in a critical manner in the engine compartment.

An electric vehicle may include a frame, a set of wheels, and an electric propulsion system comprising an electric motor and a primary battery assembly including a first battery pack that powers the electric motor. The vehicle may also include an auxiliary battery pack configured to power the electric motor when the primary battery assembly is disconnected from the electric motor. The primary battery assembly may be non-destructively removable from the frame. In addition, the auxiliary battery pack may be fixedly attached to the frame.

A battery packaging arrangement. The battery packaging arrangement includes a first base configured to be fixedly coupled to a frame of a vehicle, a second base moveable with respect to the first base, and a plurality of cooling columns inter-disposed between the first base and the second base. Each of the plurality of cooling columns includes a plurality of receiving surfaces for receiving a corresponding plurality of battery cells. Each of the plurality of cooling columns is further configured to deform when the second base in response to a force moves towards the first base.

To provide a vehicle drive device capable of efficiently driving a vehicle by using in-wheel motors without falling into the vicious cycle between enhancement of driving via the motors and an increase in vehicle weight. The present invention is a vehicle drive device that uses in-wheel motors to drive a vehicle and includes in-wheel motors (20) that are provided in wheels (2b) of a vehicle (1) and drive wheels, in which the in-wheel motors generate the maximum output power in a high revolutions range equal to or more than a predetermined number of revolutions that is more than zero.

The present disclosure includes: a cowl member that is formed to extend in a vehicle width direction and bulges to the front from a rear side of a motor chamber; a power unit that is fixed to a right side frame in the motor chamber, has a lower portion fixed to a vehicle body, and drives the vehicle by electricity; and a protection bracket provided on an upper surface of the power unit, wherein the protection bracket is configured to abut the cowl member in the case where a frontal collision of a vehicle occurs and the power unit moves downward to the rear.