A vehicle includes an integrated floor and traction battery support assembly. The assembly includes a floor panel and cross-members each having an upper portion attached to a lower surface of the floor panel and extending laterally across the floor panel. The assembly further includes a battery tray attached to lower portions of the cross-members and cooperating with the lower surface to define a battery-pack enclosure. A battery pack is disposed in the enclosure.

An electric vehicle includes: a seat on which an occupant is seated; a pair of right and left batteries that are arranged in a distributed manner to a right and a left below the seat; and a pair of right and left battery support parts which are provided on a vehicle body and each of which detachably holds each of the right and left batteries.

A vehicle battery assembly utilizing side cooling plates. This battery assembly avoids a stacked vertical battery and cooling plate or pack arrangement, optimizes tunnel (and other) space utilization, minimizes battery assembly intrusion into the passenger compartment of the associated vehicle, and allows seat position height to be as low as possible within the passenger compartment of the associated vehicle, while still allowing vertical access to the access points and electrical contacts of the battery modules within the battery assembly. Further, such battery assembly is compatible with conventional and novel cooling pipe configurations and cooling systems.

A battery pack for a vehicle electrical system includes a casing for receiving one or more battery modules. The battery modules are insertable into a casing of the battery pack by sliding couplers along pairs of rails and are securable to the ends of the rails. After insertion, the rails thermally insulate one battery module from other battery modules in the battery pack. Additionally, the battery modules may include a top cover with an insulating material to further thermally insulate one battery module from another battery module. The battery pack may additionally be configured with vents for venting the hot gases, such as those generated by a battery module in a thermal runaway event. Additionally, the battery modules may include a second insulating material disposed between cells and configured to thermally insulate the cells from one another.

An electric three wheeled vehicle includes a vehicle chassis supporting a vehicle operator seat or saddle. The vehicle chassis defines a storage region beneath the vehicle operator seat or saddle. One or more energy storage devices for powering one or more electric motors of the vehicle are located within the storage region and are supported by the chassis. The storage region and/or the energy storage device(s) each form an elongate three-dimensional volume having a long axis that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

An energy storage device for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of round cells for electrochemically storing energy, and a storage housing in which the plurality of round cells is provided. In the installed position, the round cells run substantially parallel to the vehicle transverse axis. The round cells are arranged within the storage housing in multiple layers in the direction of the vehicle vertical axis, wherein the number of layers varies in the direction of the vehicle longitudinal axis.

It is an object of the invention is a fuel cell system architecture provides a good weight distribution, improved trunk space without reducing the security against front-end and rear end collision. The above objective is accomplished by a fuel cell vehicle comprising:A rear vessel for hydrogen gas located in the rear part of the vehicle,A front vessel for hydrogen gas located in the front part of the vehicle,A hydrogen dosing unit,A hydrogen control unit connected to the hydrogen dosing unit, to the rear vessel and to the front vessel, the hydrogen control unit being provided with first means for equalizing the pressure between the first rear vessel and the front vessel, the hydrogen control unit being provided with second means for transferring hydrogen at a predetermined pressure level to the hydrogen dosing unit from the two vessels,An air supply,A fuel cell connected to the hydrogen dosing unit and the air supply, the air supply being provided with means for providing the fuel cell with air, the hydrogen dosing unit providing the fuel cell with hydrogen,A battery,A DC/DC-converter,The fuel cell being connected to the battery so as to provide the battery with energy, the battery and the DC/DC-converter being interconnected so as to exchange energy, the fuel cell and the battery, being located at the bottom of the vehicle.

Vehicles including a plurality of front and rear ground engaging members, a front driveline operatively coupled to a first power source, a rear driveline operatively coupled to a second power source, at least one controller operatively coupled to the first drive system and the second drive system are disclosed. The vehicles may further include a torque request input adapted to be actuatable by an operator of the vehicle. The torque request input may provide an indication of a requested torque to the at least one controller. The at least one controller may, based on the requested torque, command a first output of the first drive system to the at least one front ground engaging member and a second output of the second drive system to the at least one rear ground engaging member. Vehicle drive control systems are also disclosed. Methods of controlling torque and battery management are also disclosed.

A vehicle seating apparatus includes a structural tub and a protective seat load floor wherein the protective seat load floor includes an anti-submarining feature. The apparatus can also be disposed on top of the structural tub housing a battery for an electrified vehicle, wherein the seat load floor serves as the battery cover.

A mounting bracket is provided for a vehicle battery system with a battery tray sized to receive a traction battery. The bracket has first and second sides extending between first and second ends. The bracket defines first and second apertures adjacent to the first end and positioned to cooperate with the first and second bosses to connect the bracket to the battery tray. The bracket defines a third aperture adjacent to the second end and positioned to cooperate with a mounting point on a vehicle frame. The bracket defines a transverse slot intersecting the first side and extending towards the second side, with the transverse slot positioned between the first and third apertures. A vehicle and a vehicle battery system with the mounting bracket are also provided.