A vehicle system may include an impact screen for reducing damage in a collision involving the vehicle. The impact screen may be disposed in a cavity of the vehicle system between a motor unit and a battery to reduce a likelihood of impact and/or a force of an impact between the motor unit and the battery. The impact screen may be fixed at opposite sides of the vehicle, such that motor unit moves relative to the impact screen during the collision.

An energy-absorbing impact assembly for an electric vehicle includes a bumper assembly. The bumper assembly includes an elongated center beam that extends laterally from a first end to a second end and longitudinally between a front side and a rear side. The energy-absorbing impact assembly includes a tubular support positioned on the rear side of the elongated center beam. The energy-absorbing impact assembly includes a crash box positioned on the rear side of the elongated center beam. The energy-absorbing impact assembly includes a ring assembly positioned on the rear side of the elongated center beam. The ring assembly includes a ring body and a plurality of struts that extend from the ring body. The bumper assembly, the tubular support, the crash box, or the ring assembly are configured to deform upon impact.

An electric tractor includes an electric motor to drive a traveling device; a battery; an inverter to supply electric power from the battery to the electric motor; a vehicle body frame located below a hood located forward of an operator's seat to cover the battery; and a support frame attached to the vehicle body frame, wherein the support frame includes a battery support to support the battery located at a position above the electric motor and above the vehicle body frame, and an inverter support to support the inverter located at a position between the battery support and the vehicle body frame and forward of the electric motor.

The electrified vehicle includes a vehicle body, a plurality of wheels configured to support the vehicle body, a power unit attached to the vehicle body and configured to drive at least one of the plurality of wheels, and a high-voltage cable arranged in a vertical direction behind the power unit. The vehicle body is configured to support a lower portion of the power unit, and the upper portion of the power unit is configured to be connected to or engaged with the vehicle body via a bracket at least in a vehicle front-rear direction.

A towing module of a personal mobility includes: a main body provided to extend in a vertical direction and in which a battery is mounted: a driving wheel installed on a lower portion of the main body and having a driving motor: a steering handle installed on an upper portion of the main body; and a connector provided in the main body to selectively connect one of various types of modules to be towed. The main body is maintained in a standing state while driving by the connection to the module to be towed. A personal mobility and a control method thereof utilize the towing module.

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device, a vehicle body, an electric power take-off system, and a hydraulic component. The energy storage device is supported by the chassis and is configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover. Activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle. The vehicle body is supported by the chassis, and includes an on-board receptacle for storing refuse therein. The electric power take-off system is positioned on the vehicle body, and includes an electric motor configured to drive a hydraulic pump to convert electrical power received from the energy storage device into hydraulic power. An amount of electrical power at least one of received by and provided to the electric motor is limited by a controller to control an output characteristic of the hydraulic pump. The hydraulic component is in fluid communication with the hydraulic pump and configured to operate using hydraulic power from the electric power take-off system.

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 vehicle front portion structure includes: a battery that is disposed under a floor of a vehicle and between a left and right pair of frame portions, the left and right pair of frame portions configuring a skeleton of the vehicle and being disposed with a space therebetween in a vehicle width direction; a power control unit that is provided at a front portion of the vehicle and closer to a vehicle front side than the battery, and that is configured to control power to a motor; a support member that is provided at the front portion of the vehicle and that is configured to support the power control unit; and a cable that extends in a vehicle front-rear direction, through a space at an inner side, in the vehicle width direction, of the support member, and that connects the battery with the power control unit.

A vehicle front section structure including left and right front side frames, and left and right front side members. The left and right front side frames extend along a vehicle front-rear direction at respective sides in a vehicle width direction with respect to the power unit. A lower kick section sloping with a downward gradient on progression toward a vehicle rear side is formed at a rear section of each of the front side frames. The left and right front side members extend along the vehicle front-rear direction at a vehicle upper side of the left and right front side frames, are supported by the left and right front side frames, and configure part of a vehicle body. An upper kick section sloping with a downward gradient on progression toward the vehicle rear side is formed at a rear section of each of the front side members.

A vehicle front section structure includes: a power unit installed at a front section; a left and right pair of front side frames extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a left and right pair of front side members extending in the vehicle front-rear direction at a vehicle upper side of the left and right pair of front side frames, with rear end portions of the front side members being respectively joined to the left and right pair of front side frames; a cross member disposed at a vehicle rear side and obliquely upward of the power unit so as to span between the left and right pair of front side members and to support a driving seat of the vehicle; and a reinforcement brace spanning between the cross member and at least one front side member of the left front side member or a right front side member.