Patent ID: 11891120
Assignee: WORKHORSE GROUP INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of establishing a utility space of an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
defining an operator cabin of the electric vehicle at least partially by a front cage of the vehicle;
defining a flatbed of the electric vehicle positioned rearward of the front cage in a longitudinal direction that is open to the ambient environment;
defining an intermediate section of the electric vehicle disposed at least partially between the front cage and the flatbed in the longitudinal direction, wherein defining the intermediate section of the electric vehicle includes interconnecting a roof of the front cage with at least one sidewall of the flatbed using at least one reinforcement beam of the intermediate section; and
defining the utility space at least partially by the front cage, the at least one reinforcement beam, and the flatbed such that the utility space is located outside the operator cabin.