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US 2025/0018850 A1Published application
Land vehicles adapted for use as electric delivery vehicles
AssigneeWorkhorse Group Inc.
InventorsRobert Willison, Donald L. Wires, Gary Cain
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Abstract
A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels supported by the frame structure, and a body supported by the frame structure. The frame structure includes an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction. The body includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall.
Claims20
An electric vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure;
- at least one electric motor supported by the frame structure to generate rotational power to drive movement of the electric vehicle;
- and
- a body supported by the frame structure that includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall,
- wherein:
- the first sidewall includes a first door to access an operator cabin of the vehicle from the one side of the vehicle and an opera window located rearward of the first door in a longitudinal direction,
- the second sidewall includes a second door to access the operator cabin from the other side of the vehicle that is aligned with the first door in the longitudinal direction and a side door located rearward of the second door that is movable in the longitudinal direction to access a rear compartment of the vehicle spaced from the operator cabin,
- the first sidewall is devoid of a door arranged rearward of the opera window in the longitudinal direction, and
- the second sidewall is devoid of a window arranged rearward of the second door in the longitudinal direction.
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An electric vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure;
- at least one electric motor supported by the frame structure to generate rotational power to drive movement of the electric vehicle;
- a body supported by the frame structure that includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall;
- and
- a cap roof supported by the frame structure and the body,
- wherein:
- the first sidewall includes a first door to access an operator cabin of the vehicle from the one side of the vehicle and an opera window located rearward of the first door in a longitudinal direction,
- the second sidewall includes a second door to access the operator cabin from the other side of the vehicle that is aligned with the first door in the longitudinal direction and a side door located rearward of the second door that is movable in the longitudinal direction to access a rear compartment of the vehicle spaced from the operator cabin, and
- the cap roof includes a unitary structure which covers the operator cabin and the rear compartment.
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An electric vehicle comprising:
- a frame structure;
- at least one electric motor supported by the frame structure to generate rotational power to drive movement of the electric vehicle;
- a body supported by the frame structure that includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall;
- and
- a cap roof supported by the frame structure and the body,
- wherein:
- the first sidewall includes a first door to access an operator cabin of the vehicle from the one side of the vehicle and an opera window located rearward of the first door in a longitudinal direction,
- the second sidewall includes a second door to access the operator cabin from the other side of the vehicle that is aligned with the first door in the longitudinal direction and a side door located rearward of the second door that is movable in the longitudinal direction to access a rear compartment of the vehicle spaced from the operator cabin,
- the cap roof includes a unitary structure which covers the operator cabin and the rear compartment, a first gutter that extends in the longitudinal direction above the first door to define a first overhang above the first door, and a second gutter that extends in the longitudinal direction above the second door to define a second overhang above the second door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.