Patent ID: 9296306
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A01D,B60K,B60L,B60Y,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A battery powered vehicle comprising: a battery power source; an electric drive motor powered by the battery power source, the electric drive motor being operably coupled to a wheel of the battery powered vehicle to provide drive power for the battery powered vehicle; a charging receptacle configured to enable charging of the battery power source via a battery charging assembly connectable to the charging receptacle, the charging receptacle comprising circuitry forming a detection loop closed responsive to operable coupling of the charging receptacle with detection loop completion circuitry provided in a charger plug of the battery charging assembly, closing of the detection loop generating an indication that the charging receptacle is operably coupled to the charger plug; and a drive controller comprising processing circuitry configured to implement a mobility restriction at least with respect to operation of the electric drive motor responsive to the indication, wherein the detection loop completion circuitry is configured to complete a signal path from the drive controller to the charger plug and back to the drive controller, that implements the mobility restriction and enables operation of at least one auxiliary function.