Patent ID: 8312954

Claim:
An electric vehicle including a first and a second wheel, the electric vehicle comprising: a battery assembly including a plurality of coupled cells; a motor electrically coupled to the battery assembly; a transmission coupled to the motor, wherein the transmission is substantially vertically positioned below the motor; a load bearing frame including: a steering head unit with a steering head, a left extension and a right extension; a power unit casing enclosing the motor and the transmission; a left side frame statically coupled to the left extension and the left side of the power unit casing; a right side frame statically coupled to the right extension and the right side of the power unit casing; wherein the steering head unit, power unit, left side frame, and right side frame form an open cage with an substantially unobstructed top and bottom; wherein the battery assembly is substantially located within the cage; and, wherein the first wheel is substantially centered between the left and right extensions.