ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAVING A FRAME WITH BATTERY ASSEMBLIES SPACED IN A MANNER TO FORM A COLLAPSIBLE MASS TO ABSORB ENERGY DURING A COLLISION

摘要

The present invention is a plurality of energy storage device containers for an electric vehicle that are attached to either the unibody or frame of the electric vehicle with a space between each container, with each container holding a portion of the traction energy devices in the vehicle to allow for better collision performance and protection of the passenger compartment that the current state of the art.