Electrified vehicles equipped with range extending secondary battery packs
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsWilliam FALCONER, Charles R. BOARDMAN
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Abstract
This disclosure details electrified vehicles that are equipped with secondary battery packs for increasing the electric range of the vehicles. An exemplary electrified vehicle includes a cargo space, such as a truck bed, and a secondary battery pack positioned within the cargo space. The secondary battery pack is adapted to selectively supply power for propelling one or more vehicle drive wheels. In some embodiments, the secondary battery pack is configured as a floor liner that lines a floor of the cargo space.
Claims21
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a drive wheel;
- a cargo space;
- and
- a secondary battery pack positioned against a floor of the cargo space and adapted to selectively supply power for propelling the drive wheel;
- wherein the secondary battery pack is configured as a floor liner that lines at least a portion of the floor.
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a drive wheel;
- a cargo space;
- a secondary battery pack positioned within the cargo space and adapted to selectively supply power for propelling the drive wheel,
- wherein the secondary battery pack is configured as a floor liner that lines at least a portion of a floor of the cargo space;
- and
- a second secondary battery pack positioned over top of the secondary battery pack.
A method, comprising:
- lining a floor of a cargo space of an electrified vehicle with a secondary battery pack that is configured as a floor liner that directly contacts the floor of the cargo space;
- and
- selectively propelling a wheel of the electrified vehicle using power from the secondary battery pack.
A method, comprising:
- lining a floor of a cargo space of an electrified vehicle with a secondary battery pack that is configured as a floor liner;
- and
- selectively propelling a wheel of the electrified vehicle using power from the secondary battery pack only when a state of charge of a primary battery pack of the electrified vehicle falls below a threshold level.
A method, comprising:
- lining a floor of a cargo space of an electrified vehicle with a secondary battery pack that is configured as a floor liner;
- and
- selectively propelling a wheel of the electrified vehicle using power from the secondary battery pack,
- wherein lining the floor of the cargo space includes sliding the secondary battery pack within longitudinal slots formed in longitudinally extending side walls of the cargo space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.