An electrified vehicle include a chassis, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, an electric motor supported by the chassis, and a trailer coupled to a rear end of the chassis and configured to be towed by the electrified vehicle. The electric motor is configured to drive at least one of the front axle, the rear axle, or a component of the electrified vehicle. The trailer includes a trailer frame, a trailer axle coupled to the trailer frame, and an energy storage device supported by the trailer frame. The energy storage device includes a plurality of batteries. The energy storage device configured to power the electric motor.

The present disclosure relates to a thermal management system and method of adjusting and/or reversing coolant flow of a fuel cell system during stationary applications.

A battery module for a system for the storage of electrical energy for an electric drive vehicle. The battery module has: a group of chemical batteries arranged parallel to and beside one another; at least two connection plates which rest against opposite ends of the group of chemical batteries so as to electrically connect the poles of the chemical batteries to one another; two support bodies coupled to opposite ends of the group of chemical batteries so as to provide the chemical batteries with a stable mechanical support; two lids, which are coupled to the support bodies so as to create respective collecting chambers having at least one draining opening; and at least two tie rods, which are arranged on opposite sides of the battery module and tie together the lids and the support bodies in a packed manner.

A motorcycle includes an electric motor having an output shaft defining a motor axis, a rear wheel drivably coupled to the electric motor to propel the motorcycle, a swingarm rotatably supporting the rear wheel, and a frame. The frame includes a main frame member supporting the electric motor and the swingarm. A case of the electric motor is a stressed member of the frame between the main frame member and the swingarm. The swingarm is coupled to the case of the electric motor to define a swingarm pivot axis that is co-axial with the motor axis.

An electric vehicle includes: a frame with two spaced-apart longitudinal members having an upper transversely oriented wall member that is situated a vertical distance Hu from a bottom plane and a lower transversely oriented wall member that is situated near the bottom plane, and a battery pack with an array of battery cells defining an array top surface, an array bottom surface and an array side surface. A casing top plate contacts the array top surface, a casing bottom plate contacting the array bottom surface and a casing side wall, connected to the top and bottom plates and contacting the array side surface. The casing top plate is situated a vertical distance Hct from the bottom plane that substantially corresponds with the distance Hu. The battery pack includes a longitudinal impact absorption structure.

The present disclosure relates to a thermal management system and method of adjusting and/or reversing coolant flow of a fuel cell system during stationary applications.

There is provided a vehicle body structure of a straddle-type vehicle in which an accommodation space of a battery is formed inside a pair of left and right seat rails supporting a seat. The vehicle body structure includes: a seat rail bridge connecting the pair of left and right seat rails; a pair of left and right frame covers covering the pair of left and right seat rails from sides; a battery cover covering the battery arranged in the accommodation space from above; and a frame cover bracket to which the pair of left and right frame covers are attached. The battery cover and the frame cover bracket are attached to the seat rail bridge.

A vehicle battery pack support device applicable to various classes of vehicles and allowing weight reduction and cost reduction. The vehicle battery pack support device suspends a battery pack at a side rail constituting a ladder frame of a vehicle and includes a frame-side bracket secured by bolts to an outer side face of the side rail at a plurality of bolt fastening parts thereof arrayed in a grid arrangement. An elastic coupling part elastically couples the battery pack and the frame-side bracket. A spacer is interposed between the outer side face of the side rail and the frame-side bracket. The spacer includes a plurality of columnar members corresponding to the plurality of bolt fastening parts and a connecting part that connects the plurality of columnar members.

A securing assembly secures a vehicle battery on a vehicle body, and includes a securing element for securing to a housing of the vehicle battery and a securing unit for detachably securing to a body part of the vehicle body. The securing element and the securing unit are configured so as to be integrally, interlockingly or force-lockingly connected to one another when bringing the vehicle battery into a mounting position.

An electric bus exhibiting a seat arrangement. The electric bus includes a side wall, a wheel with an electric engine disposed in the rim, a seat with a seat base and a leg area. The leg area is below the seat base and vertically level with the wheel. The electric bus also includes an electric energy storing device powering the electric engine of the wheel and arranged transversally between the side wall and the leg area of the seat.