EXCHANGEABLE BATTERIES FOR USE BY ELECTRIC VEHICLES
First Claim
1. An electric vehicle, comprising,an electric motor;
- a receptacle slot integrated in the electric vehicle, the receptacle slot providing a connection for providing power to the electric motor;
a battery configured for sliding into the receptacle slot to enable electrical engagement of the battery with the connection when in the receptacle slot, and the battery is further configured for sliding out of the receptacle slot to remove the battery from electrical engagement with the connection;
the battery configured to store and supply charge to power the electric motor of the electric vehicle;
the battery being replaceable by sliding the battery out of the receptacle slot and sliding in another battery into the receptacle slot to further supply charge to power the electric motor of the electric vehicle with said another battery;
wherein the battery and said another battery each have a respective portion that is accessible for enabling its hand-removal and hand-insertion out of and into the receptacle slot;
a computer on-board the electric vehicle, the computer is interfaced with the connection of the receptacle slot to obtain a level of charge of the battery present in the receptacle slot; and
a battery level indicator of the electric vehicle, the battery level indicator configured to provide information regarding the level of charge of the battery in the receptacle slot.
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Abstract
An electric vehicle including an electric motor is provided. The electric vehicle having a receptacle slot integrated in the electric vehicle, and the receptacle slot providing a connection for providing power to the electric motor. A battery is configured for sliding into the receptacle slot to enable electrical engagement of the battery with the connection when in the receptacle slot. The battery is further configured for sliding out of the receptacle slot to remove the battery from electrical engagement with the connection. The battery is configured to store and supply charge to power the electric motor of the electric vehicle. The battery is replaceable by sliding the battery out of the receptacle slot and sliding in another battery into the receptacle slot to further supply charge to power the electric motor of the electric vehicle with said another battery. The battery and said another battery each have a respective portion that is accessible for enabling its hand-removal and hand-insertion out of and into the receptacle slot. A computer is on-board the electric vehicle. The computer is interfaced with the connection of the receptacle slot to obtain a level of charge of the battery present in the receptacle slot. A battery level indicator of the electric vehicle is provided. The battery level indicator configured to provide information regarding the level of charge of the battery in the receptacle slot.
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1. An electric vehicle, comprising,
an electric motor; -
a receptacle slot integrated in the electric vehicle, the receptacle slot providing a connection for providing power to the electric motor; a battery configured for sliding into the receptacle slot to enable electrical engagement of the battery with the connection when in the receptacle slot, and the battery is further configured for sliding out of the receptacle slot to remove the battery from electrical engagement with the connection; the battery configured to store and supply charge to power the electric motor of the electric vehicle; the battery being replaceable by sliding the battery out of the receptacle slot and sliding in another battery into the receptacle slot to further supply charge to power the electric motor of the electric vehicle with said another battery; wherein the battery and said another battery each have a respective portion that is accessible for enabling its hand-removal and hand-insertion out of and into the receptacle slot; a computer on-board the electric vehicle, the computer is interfaced with the connection of the receptacle slot to obtain a level of charge of the battery present in the receptacle slot; and a battery level indicator of the electric vehicle, the battery level indicator configured to provide information regarding the level of charge of the battery in the receptacle slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electric vehicle, comprising,
at least one receptacle slot formed in the electric vehicle, the receptacle slot having at least one connection for providing power to the electric motor; -
at least one battery configured for hand-insertion into the receptacle slot to enable electrical engagement of the battery with the at least one connection when disposed in the receptacle slots and the battery is further configured for hand-removal out of the receptacle slots, the battery is configured to store and supply charge to power the electric motor of the electric vehicle, wherein the battery is exchangeable with another battery by hand-removal and hand-insertion out of and into the receptacle slot, wherein the battery has a portion that is accessible to enable its hand-removal and hand-insertion; a computer on-board the electric vehicle, the computer is interfaced with the battery via the connection to the receptacle slot to access a level of charge of the battery when present in the receptacle slot; and a display panel of the electric vehicle, the display panel configured to display information regarding the level of charge of the batteries in the receptacle slots. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for handling batteries usable in electric vehicles, the batteries being exchangeable, comprising,
a processing server that communicates with a plurality of kiosks having one or more batteries available for use by the electric vehicles, each of the plurality of kiosks includes a computer; -
a database being accessible by the processing server, the database stores and provides access to data regarding the plurality of kiosks and batteries located at respective ones of the plurality of kiosks; wherein each kiosk has a plurality of receptacle slots configured for hand-insertion of batteries into the receptacle slots and hand-removal of batteries out of the receptacle slots, wherein at least one of the receptacle slots of at least one kiosk enables charging of a battery when disposed in the at least one of the receptacle slots; wherein the computer of each kiosk is configured to release one or more of the batteries for hand-removal and hand-insertion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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