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Electric vehicle having multiple replacement batteries

  • US 5,542,488 A
  • Filed: 12/19/1994
  • Issued: 08/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A battery system for a vehicle having an electric drive motor, comprising:

  • a first battery compartment within said vehicle,a second battery compartment within said vehicle, said second battery compartment having a similar size and configuration to said first battery compartment,a first battery connector proximate said first battery compartment,a second battery connector proximate said second battery compartment,a first battery located in said first battery compartment and having terminals thereof releasably connected to said first battery connector,a second battery located in said second battery compartment and having terminals thereof releasably connected to said second battery connector, said second battery having a size and configuration similar to said first battery,a switch electrically coupled to said first and second battery connectors and to said electric drive motor,a first opening in a panel of said vehicle adjacent said first battery compartment,a second opening in a panel of said vehicle adjacent said second battery compartment,a first battery release handle proximate said first opening and accessible from exterior of said vehicle for unlocking said first battery from said vehicle, anda second battery release handle proximate said second opening and accessible from exterior of said vehicle for unlocking said second battery from said vehicle.

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