Patent ID: 11904835
Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. An electric vehicle comprising:
a driving power source including an electric motor;
a battery that supplies electric power to the electric motor;
a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the battery;
a heater that generates heat with the electric power from the battery to heat the battery;
a switch that switches a circuit between an energized state and a non-energized state, the circuit connecting the battery to the heater; and
a switch driver that drives the switch such that the circuit is set to the energized state when the temperature of the battery is less than a threshold,
wherein:
the heater is arranged in a duct via which airflow is introduced to the battery; and
the heater is located between an inflow opening of the duct and the battery.