Patent ID: 8455128

Claim:
A battery system for an electric motor of an electric motorcycle, including: a motorcycle frame defining an interior volume; a plurality of battery cells situated substantially within the interior volume of the frame, wherein each battery cell is individually enclosed and individually electrically coupled with the electric motor of the electric motorcycle; a housing member removably coupled with an exterior of the frame, wherein the housing member comprises a substantially planar member situated vertically and in a forward-facing position, such that the plurality of battery cells are positioned directly behind the planar member and a front of the planar member faces a front of the electric motorcycle so as to directly and perpendicularly contact oncoming air when the electric motorcycle is driven, wherein the housing member is perforated so as to allow airflow into the interior volume of the frame and wherein removal of the housing member provides unfettered access to a plurality of battery cells such that each of the plurality of battery cells can be individually removed without requiring additional disassembly of the electric motorcycle, and wherein removal of the housing member comprises removal of an entirety of a forward-facing panel holding the plurality of battery cells; and at least one fastener for fastening the housing member to the frame, wherein removal of the at least one fastener results in decoupling of the housing member from the frame.