An automobile vehicle includes a vehicle body that includes a floor panel and a pair of left and right cross members, and a battery pack. The pair of left and right cross members are coupled to the floor panel and extend in a left-right direction. The battery pack is disposed below the floor panel. The battery pack includes a lower battery, an upper battery disposed above the lower battery, and a coupling member that is disposed above the lower battery at the center of the automobile vehicle in the left-right direction in a front view, that extends in the left-right direction, and that is coupled on both end sides to the respective left and right cross members.

The present development relates to a housing (11) for a motor vehicle battery (12), comprising: a housing body (40) for forming a cavity (60) for receiving the motor vehicle battery (12), wherein the housing body (40) has a bottom side (13), by means of which the housing body (40) can be fixed to the floor (8) of a motor vehicle (1), and wherein the housing body (40) has an upper side (15) which has a plurality of fastening points (57) for one or more motor vehicle seats (5, 6).

Disclosed herein are different charging stations, systems, and methods for recharging swappable or non-swappable batteries having differing states of health, impedance, age, etc. Swappable and non-swappable battery packs may be charged in parallel, but the amount of charge current supplied to each parallel battery pack is determined individually by the battery pack itself. Each battery may have its own maximum charge and/or discharge current limits set individually to avoid using a battery pack over its rating, provide voltage equalization, and control energy flow among the plurality of rechargeable battery packs. This also extends the operating lifetime of older battery packs. In a charging mode, a battery charger may set a floating voltage and each battery pack may take its own current to provide voltage equalization. Additionally, a battery pack can boost its own voltage to maintain the required voltage level by a particular load/application.

A work vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a seat frame 33. A body frame includes a first frame section 21, a second frame section 22 extending upward from a rear portion of the first frame section 21, and a third frame section 23 extending rearward from an upper portion of the second frame section 22. An up-down section 33a of the seat frame 33 is attachable to the first frame section 21 and removable therefrom, and a front-rear section 33b of the seat frame 33 is attachable to the second frame section 22 or the third frame section 23 and removable therefrom. A battery 42 is between the up-down section 33a and the second frame section 22 and between the front-rear section 33b and the first frame section 21.

A work vehicle according to the present invention includes a driver section 4 including a seat 6, 7; a battery support section 32 in which the battery 42 is mountable and from which the battery is removable, wherein moving the battery 42 from left or right of the battery support section 32 in a left-right direction A1 allows the battery 42 to be mounted in the battery support section 32, and moving the battery 42 from the battery support section 32 to the left or right of the battery support section 32 in the left-right direction A1 allows the battery 42 to be removed from the battery support section 32.

A work vehicle includes a driver section 4 including a seat 6 and disposed in a side view between a front travel device 1 and a rear travel device 2; a first battery support section 31 under the seat 6, a first battery 41 is mountable in the first battery support section 31; and a second battery support section 32 between the driver section 4 and the rear travel device 2 in a side view, a second battery 42 is mountable in and removable from the second battery support section 32.

The invention relates to a device for installing traction batteries underneath a cab of a cab-over-engine vehicle. A base portion defines a space into which a portion of a traction battery pack is receivable by lowering the traction battery pack into said space. Front and rear securing element are connected to the base portion for securing the base portion to front and rear bushings, respectively, of the vehicle. At least one of the securing elements comprises a first securing portion for connecting that securing element to one of said bushings, respectively, and a second securing portion projecting upwardly from the base portion for connecting that securing element to the traction battery pack when the traction battery pack has been received in said space.

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 battery for an industrial truck comprises a battery body that comprises a first base body and a second base body. The second base body is positioned adjacent to the first base body. The first base body and the second base body extend a same length in one dimension and the first base body has a greater height than the second base body.

Disclosed is an electric vehicle including: a cockpit containing a first seat having a seating surface for receiving an occupant; and a battery having a first side part disposed on a first side of the first seat, a second side part disposed on a second, opposite side of the first seat, and an intermediate part located between the first and second side parts, each of the first side, second side and intermediate parts having a plurality of battery cells; wherein at least part of the seating surface is lower than an uppermost surface of the battery. For example, the battery may have a U shape, such that it fits around the seat. Fitting the battery around the seat in this manner enables the vehicle size to be reduced, and improves handling of the vehicle. The reduced dimensions of the vehicle further contributes to an improved energy efficiency of the vehicle.