Concrete mixer vehicle

A concrete mixer vehicle comprising:

• a chassis including:
• a pair of frame rails,
• a front cross-member coupled to the pair of frame rails at a front end of the chassis, the front cross-member including a vertical shaft;
• and
• a rear cross-member extending between the pair of frame rails at a rear end of the chassis, the rear cross-member including a battery box configured to store one or more batteries;
• a cab coupled to the chassis;
• a drum assembly coupled to the chassis, the drum assembly including:
• a mixing drum defining an aperture and an internal volume;
• a charge hopper positioned proximate the aperture and above the cab;
• a chute positioned proximate the aperture, beneath the charge hopper;
• and
• a drum driver;
• a module coupled to the chassis and positioned rearward of the drum assembly, the module including:
• a prime mover;
• and
• a hood within which the prime mover is disposed;
• a front bumper coupled to the front end of the chassis and positioned over the front-cross member, a top portion of the front bumper defines a slot, wherein the vertical shaft of the front-cross member extends upward through the slot;
• and
• an actuator extending between the vertical shaft and the chute, the actuator configured to pivot the chute up and down about a lateral axis.

A concrete mixer vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a cab coupled to the chassis;
• a drum assembly coupled to the chassis;
• and
• a module coupled to the chassis and positioned rearward of the drum assembly, the module including:
• a prime mover;
• a cooling system;
• and
• a hood having a first end positioned proximate the drum assembly, an opposing second end positioned proximate a rear end of the chassis, and a top surface, the hood defining an internal cavity within which the prime mover and the cooling system are disposed, the first end defining an inlet airflow cavity, the inlet airflow cavity having a bottom surface and an air inlet positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface, the air inlet connecting the inlet airflow cavity to the internal cavity.