Electric vehicle conversion kit
First Claim
1. A conversion kit, comprising:
- an electric powered motor adapted to be detachably mounted onto an existing wheel of an automotive vehicle to rotate said existing wheel,a locking component disposed on the electric powered motor, the locking component comprising a plurality of spring load radial pins disposed within a housing of the electric powered motor that are configured to project outward from the housing of the electric powered motor cause the electric powered motor to engage with the existing wheel,an accelerator component adapted to increase and decrease the revolutions of the existing wheel in response to power being provided to the electric powered motor,a connecting cable to couple the electric powered motor to the accelerator component,a control unit coupled to the accelerator component to operate the automotive vehicle under the power of the electric powered motor, andan energy storage device coupled to the control unit to provide the power for the electric powered motor.
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Abstract
An automotive vehicle is retrofitted with an electric motor attached to a drive wheel to convert the vehicle into an electric vehicle. The automotive vehicle has at least one axle mounted drive wheel and the electric motor is coaxially mounted on this axle to rotate the drive wheel. An accelerator mechanism is operably connected to the electric motor to be manipulated to increase and decrease the revolutions of the drive wheel when power is provided to electric motor by an energy storage device carried by the vehicle. My electric vehicle may include a control unit for operation of the vehicle in a first mode where the internal combustion engine provides power to the drive wheel and a second mode where the electric motor provides power to the drive wheel. My kit includes the electric motor, the accelerator mechanism, and the control unit with instructions for retrofitting a conventional automotive vehicle in accordance with my method.
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18 Claims
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1. A conversion kit, comprising:
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an electric powered motor adapted to be detachably mounted onto an existing wheel of an automotive vehicle to rotate said existing wheel, a locking component disposed on the electric powered motor, the locking component comprising a plurality of spring load radial pins disposed within a housing of the electric powered motor that are configured to project outward from the housing of the electric powered motor cause the electric powered motor to engage with the existing wheel, an accelerator component adapted to increase and decrease the revolutions of the existing wheel in response to power being provided to the electric powered motor, a connecting cable to couple the electric powered motor to the accelerator component, a control unit coupled to the accelerator component to operate the automotive vehicle under the power of the electric powered motor, and an energy storage device coupled to the control unit to provide the power for the electric powered motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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