CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B62D 21/03 (2013.01); B62D 25/2036 (2013.01); B62D 27/065 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An electric vehicle comprising:
a frame of the electric vehicle to which a body of the electric vehicle is coupled, the frame including longitudinal frame rails, a mid-section of the frame not including frame cross-members; and
battery pack internals mounted in the mid-section of the frame, the battery pack internals including battery pack cross-members, each of the battery pack cross-members connected to the longitudinal frame rails; and
a battery pack structure housing the battery pack internals, the battery pack structure including first flanges coupled to at least one of a top surface of the longitudinal frame rails or a bottom surface of the longitudinal frame rails.
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