Electric vehicle

A vehicle assembly, comprising:

• a saddle riding vehicle including
• an engine, and
• a generator selectively coupled to the engine to produce electric power;
• and
• an electric vehicle including
• a car body defining a passenger compartment and a storage compartment configured to store the saddle riding vehicle,
• a plurality of traction members supporting the car body,
• at least one electric motor operatively coupled to the plurality of traction members and configured to drive the plurality of traction members,
• at least one rechargeable battery electrically coupled to the at least one electric motor to provide electric power to the at least one electric motor,
• at least one charging port to facilitate a charging of the at least one battery,
• a switch adapted to be manually operated to start the engine of the saddle riding vehicle, and
• a controller arranged in communication with the at least one charging port, the at least one battery, and the switch, and is adapted to communicate with the saddle riding vehicle, the controller is configured to
• detect an electrical coupling of the at least one charging port with the generator of the saddle riding vehicle,
• determine a coupling of the generator with the engine, and
• start the engine of the saddle riding vehicle to recharge the at least one battery when
• the at least one charging port is electrically coupled to the generator,
• the generator is coupled to the engine of the saddle riding vehicle, and
• at least one of the switch is operated to start the engine of the saddle riding vehicle or a charge of the at least one battery is below a predefined value.

An electric vehicle, comprising:

• a car body defining a passenger compartment and a storage compartment adapted to store a saddle riding vehicle having an engine and a generator adapted to be selectively coupled to the engine to produce electric power;
• a plurality of traction members supporting the car body;
• at least one electric motor operatively coupled to the plurality of traction members and configured to drive the plurality of traction members;
• at least one rechargeable battery electrically coupled to the at least one electric motor to provide electric power to the at least one electric motor;
• at least one charging port to facilitate a charging of the at least one battery;
• a switch adapted to be manually operated to start the engine of the saddle riding vehicle;
• and
• a controller arranged in communication with the at least one charging port, the at least one battery and the switch, and is adapted to be arranged in communication with the saddle riding vehicle, the controller is configured to
• detect an electrical coupling of the at least one charging port with the generator of the saddle riding vehicle,
• determine a coupling of the generator with the engine, and
• start the engine of the saddle riding vehicle to recharge the at least one battery in response to
• the at least one charging port is electrically coupled to the generator,
• the generator is coupled to the engine of the saddle riding vehicle,
• and
• at least one of the switch is operated to start the engine of the saddle riding vehicle or a charge of the at least one battery is below a predefined value.