ELECTRIC VEHICLE PLATFORM

Vehicle platforms, and systems, subsystems, and components thereof are described. A self-contained vehicle platform or chassis incorporating substantially all of the functional systems, subsystems and components (e.g., mechanical, electrical, structural, etc.) necessary for an operative vehicle. Fun...

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Hauptverfasser: ROHR, William J, ANG, Chung Shen, WALSH, Jeffrey, ROSSO, Nathaniel Risler, WEICKER, Phillip John, MASON, John, AGRAWAL, Mayurkumar Ashokbhai, LYU, Naesung, GARMEL, Charles, HAEUSLER, Felix, CHARBONNEAU, Alexi, MERCHANT, Sohel, MCCARRON, Daniel George
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Vehicle platforms, and systems, subsystems, and components thereof are described. A self-contained vehicle platform or chassis incorporating substantially all of the functional systems, subsystems and components (e.g., mechanical, electrical, structural, etc.) necessary for an operative vehicle. Functional components may include at least energy storage/conversion, propulsion, suspension and wheels, steering, crash protection, and braking systems. Functional components are standardized such that vehicle platforms may be interconnected with a variety of vehicle body designs (also referred to in the art as "top hats") with minimal or no modification to the functional linkages (e.g., mechanical, structural, electrical, etc.) therebetween. Configurations of functional components are incorporated within the vehicle platform such that there is minimal or no physical overlap between the functional components and the area defined by the vehicle body. Specific functional components of such vehicle platforms, and the relative placement of the various functional components, to allow for implementation of a self-contained vehicle platform are also provided.