Quad all wheel drive vehicle

An all-wheel drive all-terrain vehicle, comprising:

• a substantially rigid frame member that is elongated and includes a centrally located battery compartment positioned between two outer frame rails and a central standing area for a rider positioned above the battery compartment and between and above the outer frame rails, and an extended standing surface on each side of the vehicle extending outward from the central standing surface, the extended standing surface extending outward on each side of the vehicle to a location that is outward of an inside surface of tires of the vehicle and inward of an outside surface of the tires of the vehicle;
• an independent rear suspension positioned at a first elongated end of the frame, the independent rear suspension configured to independently support and allow vertical suspension travel to two separate and independently movable rear wheels;
• a front suspension assembly positioned at a second elongated end of the frame that is opposite the first end of the frame, the front suspension assembly configured to independently support and allow independent vertical suspension travel to two separate front wheels;
• an electric motor positioned in each of the front two wheels and each of the rear two wheels and configured to provide motive force thereto;
• a battery positioned in the battery compartment;
• a front wheel electric controller positioned in the battery compartment and in electrical communication with the battery to receive electrical power therefrom and in electrical communication with the two independent electric motors positioned in the front two wheels and configured to selectively provide electrical power thereto;
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• a separate rear wheel electric controller positioned in the battery compartment and in electrical communication with the battery to receive electrical power therefrom and in electrical communication with the two independent electric motors positioned in the rear two wheels and configured to selectively provide electrical power thereto.

An all-wheel drive all-terrain vehicle, comprising:

• an elongated frame having a battery compartment and a rider standing surface positioned above the battery compartment and between to outer frame rails;
• a rear suspension assembly positioned at a rear portion of the frame and configured to independently support and allow vertical suspension travel to two separate rear wheels while maintaining the two separate rear wheels in a substantially vertical orientation during the vertical suspension travel;
• a front suspension assembly positioned at a front portion of the frame opposite the rear portion, the front suspension assembly configured to:
• independently support and allow vertical suspension travel to two separate front wheels while maintaining the two separate front wheels in a substantially vertical orientation during the vertical suspension travel;
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• allow cooperative pivotal movement of the two separate front wheels about a vertical axis for each wheel to enable steering functions, while maintaining the two separate front wheels in a substantially parallel orientation during the vertical suspension travel and maintaining the two front wheels in a substantially vertical orientation;
• an independently operated electric motor positioned in each of the front two wheels and each of the rear two wheels and configured to provide motive force thereto;
• a battery positioned in the battery compartment;
• a front wheel electric controller positioned in the battery compartment and in electrical communication with the battery to receive electrical power therefrom and in electrical communication with the two independent electric motors positioned in the front two wheels and configured to selectively provide electrical power thereto;
• a rear wheel electric controller positioned in the battery compartment and in electrical communication with the battery to receive electrical power therefrom and in electrical communication with the two independent electric motors positioned in the rear two wheels and configured to selectively provide electrical power thereto;
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• a rotatable steering column extending upward from the front suspension assembly, an upper portion of the steering column having a plurality of operational controls positioned thereon and being positioned above the standing area, while a lower portion of the steering column connects to the two separate front wheels by tie rods connected to an axially mounted tab that rotates/pivots with the steering column to cause the cooperative pivotal movement of the two separate front wheels in a substantially parallel orientation.