Reconfigurable electric vehicle chassis

A method for connecting an electric vehicle (EV) chassis with a second EV chassis, comprising:

• electrically connecting at least one power port located on the EV chassis to an external power port located on the second EV chassis, wherein the at least one power port is connected to a high-voltage battery within the EV chassis and the external power port is electrically to an external high-voltage battery within the second EV chassis;
• electrically connecting at least one communication port located on the EV chassis with an external communication port located on the second EV chassis, wherein the at least one communication port is operable to transmit data that includes operating characteristics of the high-voltage batter and the external high-voltage battery with the external communication port located on the second EV chassis;
• controlling electrical energy transferred between the at least one power port and the external power port to generate a combined electrical energy output that is operably provided to an external source responsive to the at least one power port being connected to the external power port;
• and
• transmitting the data transferred between the at least one communication port and the external communication port to control generation of the combined electrical energy output responsive to the at least one communication port being connected to the external communication port.

An electric vehicle (EV) chassis, comprising:

• an energy storage system operable to be mechanically and electrically removed from the EV chassis, the energy storage system includes a high-voltage battery, at least one power port connected with the high-voltage battery, at least one communication port, and a controller;
• responsive to the energy storage system being mechanically and electrically removed from the EV chassis:
• the at least one power port is operable to be electrically connected to an external power port located on a second ES module, wherein the external power port is connected to an external high-voltage battery within the second ES module;
• the at least one communication port is operable to be connected and transmit data that includes operating characteristics of the high-voltage batter and the external high-voltage battery with an external communication port located on the second ES module;
• and
• the controller being operable to:
• responsive to the at least one power port being connected to the external power port, control electrical energy transferred between the at least one power port and the external power port to generate a combined electrical energy output that is operably provided to an external source;
• and
• responsive to the at least one communication port being connected to the external communication port, transmit the data between the at least one communication port and the external communication port to control generation of the combined electrical energy output.