Patent ID: 8453773
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60R,B60W,B60Y,B62D,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A heavy-duty vehicle comprising: a battery power source, wherein the battery power source includes a plurality of battery packs and is housed within a battery-pack mounting floor structure of the heavy-duty vehicle such that individual battery packs are individually mounted into cavities within the battery-pack mounting floor structure, wherein the battery-pack mounting floor structure of the heavy-duty vehicle is formed from a single molded piece or multiple molded pieces of at least one composite material, wherein the battery power source is arranged with respect to the floor structure such that the heavy-duty vehicle has a low floor chassis with substantially no compromise in an interior seating layout of said heavy-duty vehicle.