US 2025/0360809 A1Published application

Battery electric vehicle

AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorAkitaka ICHIKAWA

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Abstract

A battery electric vehicle includes a battery and an electric device operates using the electricity stored in the battery. The battery includes an intermediate section, a front section, and a rear section. The intermediate section houses battery cells and is disposed between a driver's seat and a front passenger seat so as to extend from a front end to a rear end of a passenger compartment. The front section is disposed forward of the intermediate section and is filled with battery cells. The rear section is disposed rearward of the intermediate section, the driver's seat, and the front passenger seat. Battery cells are stacked in the rear section so as to be higher than the intermediate section. The electric device is disposed above the front section. An upper end of the rear section is positioned higher than the electric device.

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Dependent claims

A battery electric vehicle, comprising:

a battery;
a drive wheel configured to be driven by electricity stored in the battery;
an electric device configured to operate using the electricity stored in the battery;
a passenger compartment;
and
a driver's seat and a front passenger seat installed in the passenger compartment, wherein
the battery includes:
an intermediate section that houses multiple battery cells and is disposed between the driver's seat and the front passenger seat so as to extend from a front end to a rear end of the passenger compartment;
a front section disposed forward of the intermediate section, the front section being filled with multiple battery cells;
and
a rear section disposed rearward of the intermediate section, the driver's seat, and the front passenger seat, multiple battery cells being stacked in the rear section so as to be higher than the intermediate section,
the electric device is disposed above the front section, and
an upper end of the rear section is positioned higher than the electric device.

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