Abstract: An attachment system for an electric vehicle includes a battery including a first projection having a head defining a head diameter and a shaft defining a shaft diameter and a battery receptacle including a first plate defining a first slot, a second plate defining a second slot and movable relative to the second plate between a first position and a second position, wherein the first slot and the second slot define an opening configured to receive the head of the first projection, and the second plate is biased towards the first position and configured to translate to the second position in response as the head of the projection passing through the opening such that the battery is secured within the battery receptacle when the head is located within the opening.

Abstract: A vehicle alignment system includes a housing, a tire alignment track configured to receives one or more tires of the vehicle, a battery exchange system configured to selectively couple to the battery of the vehicle in response to the vehicle entering the housing, the battery exchange system comprising a platform configured to translate in a vertical direction between a first position, a second position, and a third position, an alignment pin configured to be received by an alignment aperture in the vehicle as the platform translates in the vertical direction from the first position to the second position, wherein the platform translates in a horizontal direction as the first alignment pin is receive within the tapered alignment aperture, and a locating pin configured to be received by a locating aperture in a battery of the vehicle as the platform translates from the second position to the third position.

Abstract: A mobile battery charging and swap system includes a housing defining an opening configured to allow a vehicle travel through the housing via the opening and further, a power supply configured to supply electricity within the housing, a battery exchange system configured to selectively couple to a battery of a vehicle in response to the vehicle entering the housing and transport the battery to one of a plurality of receptacles, and a plurality of charging connectors configured to receive the electricity from the power supply and individually provide the electricity to a plurality of batteries including the battery.

Abstract: A battery storage system includes a housing defining an opening configured to allow a vehicle travel through the housing, a power supply configured to supply electricity within the housing, a plurality of receptacles positioned within the housing, wherein each of the plurality of receptacles is configured to individually receive a battery of a the vehicle, a battery transportation device configured to selectively couple to the battery of the vehicle in response to the vehicle entering the housing and transport the battery to one of the plurality of receptacles, and a plurality of charging connectors configured to receive the electricity from the power supply and including a first charging connector configured to selectively couple to the battery in response to the battery being received by one of the plurality of receptacles, the first changing connector further configured to provide electricity from the power supply to the battery to charge the battery.

Abstract: Systems and methods herein are directed to an interior trim system of a front pillar of a vehicle. The interior trim system can include a panel. The panel can include a user-facing surface and an interior surface located opposite the user-facing surface. The interior surface can define a volume of space to house a curtain air bag in an attached position. The panel can include a boss extending from the interior surface of the panel. The panel can include an aperture extending from the user-facing surface through the boss. The interior trim system can include a shoulder bolt. The shoulder bolt can have a head portion, a flange, a smooth portion, and a threaded portion. The panel can move relative to the shoulder bolt by a threshold distance in a deployed position such that the curtain air bag can deploy through an opening created by movement of the panel.

Abstract: An energy-absorbing impact assembly for an electric vehicle includes a bumper assembly. The bumper assembly includes an elongated center beam that extends laterally from a first end to a second end and longitudinally between a front side and a rear side. The energy-absorbing impact assembly includes a tubular support positioned on the rear side of the elongated center beam. The energy-absorbing impact assembly includes a crash box positioned on the rear side of the elongated center beam. The energy-absorbing impact assembly includes a ring assembly positioned on the rear side of the elongated center beam. The ring assembly includes a ring body and a plurality of struts that extend from the ring body. The bumper assembly, the tubular support, the crash box, or the ring assembly are configured to deform upon impact.