The invention relates to an electric vehicle (1) comprising an electric motor (2), at least one built-in battery module (3) for powering the motor (2), a control circuit (4) for receiving driver inputs and direct power from the built-in battery module (3) to the motor (2). The vehicle further comprises at least one horizontally placed compartment (5), each compartment (5) configured to receive a single swappable battery module (8), said control circuit (4) configured to enable a swappable battery module (8), when such swappable battery module (8) is provided to the compartment (5), to charge the built in battery module (3) and optionally in addition assist the built-in battery module (3) powering the motor (2).
Electric vehicle with modular battery system
2022-11-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen |