US 12,466,485 B1
Land vehicles incorporating front and rear powertrain units, powertrain units, and components therefor
Donald L. Wires, Loveland, OH (US); Max Lupfer, Sharonville, OH (US); and Ryan Doll, Sharonville, OH (US)
Assigned to Workhorse Group Inc., Sharonville, OH (US)
Filed by Workhorse Group Inc., Sharonville, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/065,997.
Int. Cl. B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/11 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/11 (2013.01) [B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0038 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A land vehicle comprising:
a chassis including a front suspension subframe assembly and a rear suspension subframe assembly spaced from the front suspension subframe assembly in a longitudinal direction;
a plurality of wheels including a pair of front wheels supported by the front suspension subframe assembly and a pair of rear wheels supported by the rear suspension subframe assembly;
a first powertrain unit supported by the front suspension subframe assembly and coupled to the pair of front wheels; and
a second powertrain unit supported by the rear suspension subframe assembly and coupled to the pair of rear wheels,
wherein:
the first powertrain unit extends in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction through opposite sides of a cage of the front suspension subframe assembly such that the first powertrain unit is at least partially surrounded by the front suspension subframe assembly at the opposite sides of the cage, and
the second powertrain unit is arranged beneath opposite sides of the rear suspension subframe assembly in a vertical direction without being surrounded by the opposite sides of the rear suspension subframe assembly.