Battery powered vehicle with immobilizing charger plug

A method of controlling operation of a battery powered vehicle, the battery powered vehicle comprising a battery power source, an electric drive motor, and a charging receptacle, the electric drive motor being operably coupled to a wheel of the battery powered vehicle to provide drive power for the battery powered vehicle, and the charging receptacle being configured to enable charging of the battery power source via a battery charging assembly connectable to the charging receptacle, the charging receptacle comprising circuitry forming a detection loop closed responsive to operable coupling of the charging receptacle with detection loop completion circuitry provided in a charger plug of the battery charging assembly, closing of the detection loop generating an indication that the charging receptacle is operably coupled to the charger plug, the method comprising:

• determining if the detection loop is closed based on whether the indication is received;
• and
• implementing a mobility restriction at least with respect to operation of the electric drive motor responsive to the indication,
• wherein the detection loop completion circuitry is configured to complete a signal path from a drive controller to the charger plug and back to the drive controller, that implements the mobility restriction and enables operation of at least one auxiliary function.