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US 2026/0257576 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.
Claims15
An electric vehicle comprising:
- a primary power system including a primary battery pack to power a drive unit for propelling the electric vehicle;
- an electric tailgate including a tailgate power system located therein, the tailgate power system including a secondary battery pack;
- a vehicle control unit in communication with the primary power system, where the vehicle control unit controls operation of the primary power system and interactions between the primary power system and the tailgate power system.
A truck comprising:
- a primary power system including a primary battery pack to power a drive unit of the electric vehicle;
- an electric tailgate including a tailgate power system located in the electric tailgate, the second power system including a secondary battery pack to power devices separately from the primary power system.
A truck with an electric tailgate comprising:
- a tailgate housing;
- a tailgate power system positioned within the tailgate housing, the tailgate power system comprising a tailgate battery pack, the tailgate battery pack including one or more panel batteries;
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- a tailgate control unit coupled to the tailgate battery pack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.