Patent ID: 7900728
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: B60K,B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle, wherein a center of gravity is located at a center in a width direction of the vehicle comprising: rotatable wheels; a drive rotary electric machine that generates power for driving the wheels; a first electrical storage device that supplies electric power to the drive rotary electric machine and that is fixed to a center in the width direction of the vehicle; and a second electrical storage device that supplies electric power to the drive rotary electric machine, wherein the second electrical storage device is detachable from the vehicle and is arranged at the center in the width direction of the vehicle, wherein when the first electrical storage device is detached, the vehicle is placed in a non-drivable state; when the first electrical storage device is attached and the second electrical storage device is detached, the vehicle is placed in a drivable state; and when the first electrical storage device is attached and the second electrical storage device is attached, the vehicle is placed in the drivable state.