Truly electric car

• US 20110017529A1
• Filed: 07/24/2009
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: A Truly Electric Car Company
• Original Assignee: A Truly Electric Car Company
• Inventors: Durney, Edward Gordon
• Application Number:
  US12/509,427
• Publication Number:
  US 20110017529A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/65.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/003 to auxiliary motors, e.g. for pumps, compressors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/02 to electric heating circuits
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/2036 Electric differentials, e.g. for supporting steering vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/42 with use of more than one motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/44 Wheel Hub motors, i.e. integrated in the wheel hub
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/12 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/18 lateral
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/20 angular
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/461 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/28 Four wheel or all wheel drive
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0061 relating to electrical machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/108 whilst braking, i.e. ABS
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/62 charged by low-power generators primarily intended to support the batteries, e.g. range extenders
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 7/18 Controlling the braking effect B60L7/12, B60L7/14, B60L7/16 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 8/003 Converting light into electric energy, e.g. by using photo-voltaic systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility

Abstract

Truly electric cars may make other cars obsolete. Not just gasoline cars, but other electric cars. Unlike gasoline cars, truly electric cars can be divided up into modules. Different fuels—gasoline, electricity from batteries, hydrogen—can be used to power the car by replacing a power unit. Car bodies can be updated to conform to changing fashion. Even while keeping the motors that power the car, still good for a million miles. Functions like four-wheel drive and electronic stability control can be done in software, so they can be fixed and upgraded cheaply. Motor controls can be software-based too, and upgraded over the Internet rather than requiring a mechanic'"'"'s services. With electric motors in a car'"'"'s wheels, it can beat any gasoline car, going from 0 to 100 miles per hour in 10 seconds, while getting 100 miles per gallon and going 1,000 miles on a tank of gas.

Claims

1. A truly electric car (or other vehicle) that includes at least three black-box modules.

2. The truly electric car of claim 1 where each module has interface specifications defined for a data, mechanical and power connection to at least one other module.