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US 2026/0257575 A1Published application
Electric truck with an electric tailgate
AssigneeEvjam LLC
InventorsSteven DICKE, Gregg Kromrey
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Abstract
One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, an electric truck with an electric tailgate is disclosed.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a primary power system;
- a vehicle control unit in communication with the primary power system, where the vehicle control unit controls operation of the primary power system;
- an electric tailgate having a tailgate power system located therein, the tailgate power system including a battery pack located adjacent to an exterior panel of the electric tailgate, and comprises a panel battery.
A vehicle comprising:
- a primary power system;
- a vehicle control unit in communication with the primary power system, where the vehicle control unit controls operation of the primary power system;
- an electric tailgate having a tailgate power system located therein, the tailgate power system including a battery pack located adjacent to an exterior panel of the electric tailgate, and comprises a panel battery that is a flexible battery pack, where upon impact due to an external force the flexible battery pack operates to flex in a predefined manner to mitigate damage to the battery pack due to the external force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.