Electric snowmobile
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakehito SUZUKI, Kensuke OSAWA
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Abstract
An electric snowmobile that reduces a decrease in charging efficiency is provided. The electric snowmobile includes a body frame, a driver's seat supported by the body frame, an electric motor supported by the body frame, a right ski and a left ski supported by the body frame, a track mechanism including a track belt and supported by the body frame below the driver's seat, a battery that is charged with electric power supplied from an external power source and capable of supplying the electric power to the electric motor, and a battery heater H that can be driven by electric power supplied from an external power source and heats the battery.
Claims11
An electric snowmobile comprising:
- a body frame;
- a driver's seat supported by the body frame;
- an electric motor supported by the body frame;
- a ski supported by the body frame;
- a track mechanism, which includes a track belt, and the track mechanism being supported by the body frame below the driver's seat;
- a battery that is charged with electric power supplied by an external power source and capable of supplying the electric power to the electric motor, at least a part of the battery being disposed below the driver's seat and above the track mechanism;
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- a battery heater that can be driven by electric power supplied from the external power source and that heats the battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.