A lightweight vehicle includes a pair of rear wheel assemblies, a pair of front wheel assemblies, a chassis, a front suspension system coupling the pair of front wheel assemblies to the chassis, a rear suspension system coupling the pair of rear wheel assemblies to the chassis, a frontmost seat supported by the chassis where the frontmost seat includes a first seat bottom and a first seat back, a rearmost seat supported by the chassis and facing forward where the rearmost seat includes a second seat bottom and a second seat back, a floorboard coupled the chassis, and an electric motor configured to drive the pair of rear wheel assemblies and at least partially positioned beneath the second seat bottom. At least a portion of the rearmost seat is located longitudinally rearward of an axis extending through a center of the pair of rear wheel assemblies.
LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLE
2024-12-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English