A vehicle body includes: a vehicle body floor having a battery housing portion; a pair of left and right side sills; a front cross member disposed in front of the battery housing portion; a rear cross member disposed behind the battery housing portion; and a battery cover that covers a battery from above. A widened portion of which a height in a vertical direction increases with respect to a center region of the front cross member in a vehicle width direction and of which a front-rear width expands to a vehicle rear side with respect to a front-rear width of the center region of the front cross member in the vehicle width direction is provided on an end portion of the front cross member on an outer side in the vehicle width direction. The battery cover is made of a metal and includes an outer connecting portion connected to the widened portion on an outer side in the vehicle width direction.

To increase the stiffness of a floor panel while maintaining a large foot space for a rear-seat passenger. A vehicle-body structure includes a floor panel constituting a floor provided with front-row and rear-row seats, and a center frame disposed to be higher than and away from the floor panel at a vehicle-width-direction central portion and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction. A recessed portion having a bottom surface on which the feet of a passenger sitting on the rear-row seat can be placed is formed at the floor panel. The floor panel includes a cross member extending in a vehicle width direction at a rear portion of the recessed portion. A rear portion of the center frame is connected to the cross member.

A retention mechanism for a removable access door includes a retention tab positioned along a side of the access door. The retention tab includes a resiliently deflectable stem and at least two engagement heads projecting from the stem. The tab extends to a first distance from a reference surface of the access door. An overstress prevention structure is positioned along the side of the access door so as to enable the retention tab to contact the overstress prevention structure when the stem is deflected a predetermined amount. The overstress prevention structure extends to a second distance from the reference surface, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance. Support walls may strengthen the overstress prevention structure against forces exerted by the retention tabs during deflection of the tabs. The support walls may form a protective “shroud” around the retention tab.

A transport vehicle for transporting at least four passengers through an airport has a body. A front passenger seat is disposed in the body and is dimensioned to seat two adults thereon. A rear passenger seat disposed in the body and is dimensioned to seat two adults thereon. An operator area, for supporting an operator of the vehicle is disposed on the body. The rear passenger seat is disposed between the front passenger seat and the operator area. A distance from a front of the body to a rear of the operator area is less than a depth of an airport elevator, and a width of the body is less than a width of an airport elevator door.

A vehicle includes a floor including a lower floor on which a high-voltage electric component is arranged and an upper floor which is arranged on an upper side of the lower floor. The vehicle includes a seat and a base. The seat is arranged above the high-voltage electric component and includes a leg portion. The base is fixed to the lower floor and is arranged on an inside in a vehicle width direction. The leg portion includes: a first leg portion that is fixed to the upper floor; and a second leg portion that is fixed to the base.

In a structure of a disconnect plug of an electric vehicle, a plug bracket is raised from an inside of a battery unit to an inside of a bulge formed on a floor panel under rear seats for preventing a submarine motion of a passenger. In addition, a disconnect plug is detachably attached to a front face of a plug bracket, and an opening for accessing to the disconnect plug is formed on a front wall of the bulge. Further, a cover for covering the opening capable of being opened and closed is provided on a trim beneath a front face of a seat cushion of the rear seats.

A vehicle body rear portion includes a floor tunnel, a unit protection cover, and a rear floor panel. The floor tunnel is arranged at a middle in a vehicle width direction of a front floor panel. The unit protection cover covers an upper portion of a protection target unit which is arranged at a rearward position of the floor tunnel. The rear floor panel is arranged at a rearward position of the protection target unit. The unit protection cover and the rear floor panel include a reinforcement structure portion that extends in a vehicle body rearward direction from a tunnel ridge line at right and left upper portions of the floor tunnel.

A frame structure for maintaining energy storage devices of a vehicle in position which is deformed in a controlled way in the event of a side-impact, in such a way to avoid deforming into the location of the vehicle seats. The proposed frame structure is adapted to deform controllably in a centre position align with a location between the vehicle seats. In this way are occupants of the vehicle kept safe since no or less deformation occur in the vehicle seat location. The above advantages are provided by that lateral support members of the frame includes a deformation zone adapted to deform in response to a lateral force exerted on the lateral support member. The deformation zone is located such that, when the frame structure is installed in the vehicle, the deformation zone is aligned with a location between seats of the vehicle.

A power storage unit includes power storages each including a long side portion and a short side portion, each of the power storage being in a longitudinal shape. The power storages include first power storages arranged on one side in a first direction, second power storages arranged on the other side in the first direction, and at least one third power storage arranged between the first power storages and the second power storages. The first power storages and the second power storages are arranged as being aligned in a second direction in horizontal arrangement, and the at least one third power storage is arranged in longitudinal arrangement.

A vehicle body structure includes a front floor panel and a rear floor panel provided at the rear of the front floor panel. The front floor panel is positioned higher than the rear floor panel. A front battery that supplies electric power to the traction motor is arranged below the front floor panel.