Hybrid Vehicle with Modular battery system
First Claim
1. An electrically-operable vehicle, that comprises plural separate battery modules, including a first battery module at a first location in the vehicle, and a second battery module at a second location in the vehicle, and said second location is distinct from said first location, and wherein each of said first and second battery modules are operative to produce drive for the vehicle.
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Abstract
A modular hybrid vehicle uses multiple different modular battery units in a vehicle. New batteries can be added, or removed. The batteries can each be associated with a separate electric motor. Each battery individually drives a motor, allowing the characteristics of limited slip or all wheel drive. Also, the batteries can be replaced, or added to, to provide more battery power to the vehicle. There may be sensors at the battery that sense various characteristics and report those characteristics wirelessly to a central controller.
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- 1. An electrically-operable vehicle, that comprises plural separate battery modules, including a first battery module at a first location in the vehicle, and a second battery module at a second location in the vehicle, and said second location is distinct from said first location, and wherein each of said first and second battery modules are operative to produce drive for the vehicle.
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8. A method comprising:
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using a first battery to operate a vehicle; providing a connector for a second battery; and attaching a second battery to said connector and using said second battery to operate said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle comprising:
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a first sensor in a first location in the vehicle, said first sensor having a wireless capability that allows communicating information from the sensor wirelessly; a second sensor in a second location in the vehicle, said first sensor having a wireless capability that allows communicating information from the sensor wirelessly; and a controller that receives information wirelessly from both said first and second sensors, and controls at least one controlled system based on said information from both said first and second sensors. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A vehicle comprising
a first electric motor, driving a first wheel of the vehicle; -
a first battery, associated with said first electric motor, and selectively energized to drive said first electric motor; a second electric motor, driving a second wheel of the vehicle; a second battery, associated with said second electric motor, and selectively energized to drive said second electric motor; and a controller, that separately controls said first battery driving said first electric motor, and said second battery driving said second electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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