公开(公告)号：US20220194489A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17127905

申请日：2020-12-18

申请人： CHRISTOPHER ROCHE ,  JINGYU LIU ,  MARK BONO ,  MARK PRESTON ,  SONG YOUNG ,  VIKTOR KOSTROMINOV ,  DAN DANIELS ,  ERIC ELLIOTT ,  JAMES SCOTT

发明人： CHRISTOPHER ROCHE ,  JINGYU LIU ,  MARK BONO ,  MARK PRESTON ,  SONG YOUNG ,  VIKTOR KOSTROMINOV ,  DAN DANIELS ,  ERIC ELLIOTT ,  JAMES SCOTT

IPC分类号： B62D31/02 ,  B60K1/00 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B60R16/02 ,  B62D21/07 ,  B60P1/43 ,  A61G3/06 ,  B60K17/22 ,  B62D29/00

摘要： A low floor electric bus is provided. The bus includes a frame extending longitudinally from a front end to a rear end, the frame having two sidepieces and a plurality of crossmembers extending between and coupled to the sidepieces, wherein the frame has a central section positioned at a lower height relative to the front and/or rear sections. The bus further includes a battery pack mounted to the central portion of the frame; a powertrain having an electric motor and a driveshaft, wherein the electric motor is mounted to the rear section of the frame behind a rear axle coupled to the frame and the driveshaft extends from the electric motor to the rear axle; and a cradle coupled to the front section of the frame. A mixed-material cabin is also provided. The cabin includes a passenger cabin with a floor, sidewalls, and ceiling having steel, ceramic, and composite components.