Patent ID: 6938712

Claim:
A vehicle chassis comprising: a structural frame; a steering system mounted with respect to the structural frame; a by-wire braking system mounted with respect to the structural frame; an energy conversion system including a fuel cell configured to generate electrical energy, controllable by wire, and mounted with respect to the structural frame; a body-attachment interface supported with respect to the frame and having body connection components including at least one load-bearing body-retention coupling; and an electrical connector operably connected to the fuel cell and and configured to transmit electrical energy from the fuel cell to an off-board system that consumes electrical energy; wherein the body connection components further include at least one control signal receiver, and wherein the braking system and energy conversion system are both operably connected to said at least one control signal receiver; and wherein said steering system is controllable by wire, and the steering system is operably connected to said at least one control signal receiver.