Rear mounted snow plow system for an automobile

In combination, an automobile having an enclosed trunk space accessible by an openable/closable trunk lid, and a snow plow system for said automobile comprising:

• a frame including a tongue situated at a front end of the frame and received in a hitch receiver of the automobile to carry the frame in a hitch-supported position reaching longitudinally rearward from the automobile;
• a blade movably coupled to the frame for raising and lowering of the blade relative to the frame between a snow-clearing position in contact with an underlying ground surface beneath the blade and a raised transport position elevated above said ground surface;
• an electrically powered non-hydraulic actuator operable to move the blade between the snow-clearing and raised transport positions;
• a dedicated power unit supported separately and independently of the frame within the trunk space of the automobile, said power unit lacking any connection to electrical wiring of the automobile and comprising a rechargeable battery pack, a charging port and a charging circuit configured for recharging of said battery pack from an AC mains power source via said charging port;
• a power connection line connected from said power unit to said electrically powered non-hydraulic actuator and routed through a sealed gasket space between the openable/closeable trunk lid of the automobile and perimeter walls of the trunk space;
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• a wireless remote operable to control the electrically powered non-hydraulic actuator from within a passenger cabin of the automobile;
• whereby the power unit is protected within the trunk space of the automobile, while the vehicle is entirely unmodified by the frame's hitch supported position and the power unit's lack of connection to the electrical wiring of the automobile.