B60K 17/043
Transmission unit disposed in on near the vehicle wheel, or between the
Official title: {Transmission unit disposed in on near the vehicle wheel, or between the differential gear unit and the wheel}
B60K17/043 (Transmission unit disposed in on near the vehicle wheel, or between the) appears on 1,743 US grants and 1,806 published applications in this corpus.
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