Patent ID: 8657058
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60Y,B62D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body frame; a drive wheel suspended from the vehicle body frame; a drive motor for driving the drive wheel; a battery for supplying electric power to the drive motor; a floor panel for constituting a floor surface of the vehicle; a battery support plate having a battery placement surface on which the battery is placed; a seat on which a driver/passenger is seated; and a seat support frame for supporting the seat; wherein the battery support plate and the floor panel are supported on the vehicle body frame; the battery placement surface is positioned below an upper surface of the floor panel; the battery is positioned below the seat and inwardly relative to both end portions of the seat support frame in a vehicle width direction; and an upper surface of the battery is positioned above the upper surface of the floor panel and below an upper surface of the seat.