Plug-in electric automobile
First Claim
1. A main body of a plug-in electric automobile that includes a main body and an auxiliary battery system whereinsaid main body includes an electric motor and a primary battery,said electric motor drives said plug-in electric automobile at least part of the time,said auxiliary battery system includes an auxiliary battery and a battery cart on which said auxiliary battery is mounted at least during loading and unloading of said auxiliary battery into and from said main body,said battery cart includes a plurality of wheels,said main body has an imaginary boundary,said imaginary boundary encloses the space occupied by said main body and the empty space beneath said main body,at least a part of said auxiliary battery system is able to enter into said imaginary boundary of said main body from longitudinally one end of said main body,said plug-in automobile is operable without said auxiliary battery system, andsaid primary battery powers said electric motor for at least part of the time while said plug-in electric automobile is operated without said auxiliary system.
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Abstract
The preferred embodiment of the plug-in electric automobile includes a main body and an auxiliary battery system. The main body is equipped with an electric motor, a primary battery and hook up means to hook up the auxiliary battery system, a computer, and electric connecting means for the primary and auxiliary battery systems. The main body includes, at the rear section, a trunk room with a displaceable floor means. The trunk room without the displaceable floor means is at least partially an empty space to the rear and to the ground when the trunk door is in the opened state. The auxiliary battery mounted on a cart is hooked up to the main body in a non-articulated manner within the trunk room.
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20 Claims
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1. A main body of a plug-in electric automobile that includes a main body and an auxiliary battery system wherein
said main body includes an electric motor and a primary battery, said electric motor drives said plug-in electric automobile at least part of the time, said auxiliary battery system includes an auxiliary battery and a battery cart on which said auxiliary battery is mounted at least during loading and unloading of said auxiliary battery into and from said main body, said battery cart includes a plurality of wheels, said main body has an imaginary boundary, said imaginary boundary encloses the space occupied by said main body and the empty space beneath said main body, at least a part of said auxiliary battery system is able to enter into said imaginary boundary of said main body from longitudinally one end of said main body, said plug-in automobile is operable without said auxiliary battery system, and said primary battery powers said electric motor for at least part of the time while said plug-in electric automobile is operated without said auxiliary system.
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8. An auxiliary battery system of a plug-in electric automobile that includes a main body and an auxiliary battery system wherein
said main body includes an electric motor and a primary battery, said electric motor drives said plug-in electric automobile at least part of the time, said auxiliary battery system includes an auxiliary battery and a battery cart on which said auxiliary battery is mounted at least during loading and unloading of said auxiliary battery into and from said main body, said battery cart includes a plurality of wheels, said main body has an imaginary boundary, said imaginary boundary encloses the space occupied by said main body and the empty space beneath said main body, at least a part of said auxiliary battery system is able to enter into said imaginary boundary of said main body from longitudinally one end of said main body, said plug-in automobile is operable without said auxiliary battery system, and said primary battery powers said electric motor for at least part of the time while said plug-in electric automobile is operated without said auxiliary system.
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15. A battery cart used during loading and unloading of a battery into a plug-in electric automobile wherein
said plug-in automobile is accessible to said battery cart from longitudinally one end of said main body, said battery cart includes at least one adjustable platform and a plurality of wheels, said battery to be loaded into said plug-in electric automobile is mounted on said adjustable platform, and said battery cart includes a mechanism that adjusts height of said adjustable platform.
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