Patent ID: 7108091

Claim:
An electric motor-operated vehicle comprising: a plurality of wheels, wherein at least one of the plurality of wheels is a front wheel and at least one of the plurality of wheels is a rear wheel; a vehicle body defining a vehicle width extending along a transverse axis between a left side and a right side of said vehicle, and defining a vehicle length extending along a longitudinal axis between a front end and a rear end of said vehicle body; a seat connected to the vehicle body; a plurality of main frame rails disposed along the longitudinal axis of said vehicle body; a loading platform receiving frame connected to said plurality of main frame rails, the platform receiving frame comprising a right and a left side rail; a loading platform connected to said loading platform receiving frame, said loading platform disposed rearward of said seat above said rear wheel and configured to receive at least one object; an electric motor configured to drive the vehicle; at least one battery configured to supply power to said electric motor; a fuel cell configured to charge said at least one battery; at least one fuel tank configured to supply fuel to said fuel cell, said at least one fuel tank having a front end and a rear end defining a longitudinal axis extending between said front end and said rear end, said at least one fuel tank disposed centrally along said vehicle width, said fuel cell disposed between said front end of said at least one fuel tank and said front end of said vehicle body, said fuel cell further disposed beneath said seat; an electric motor control unit configured to control the operation of said electric motor, an air intake opening formed on the vehicle body frontward of said fuel cell, said air intake opening configured to receive at least part of an amount of air caused to flow rearward by a propulsion of said vehicle to cool said fuel cell; and a fuel cell holder, the fuel cell holder comprising at least one lateral end; and an opening defined by said at least one lateral end, said fuel cell removably disposed in said holder, said opening configured to receive at least part of an amount of air caused to flow rearward by a propulsion of said vehicle to cool said fuel cell.