Abstract: An electric vehicle battery disconnect bracket configured disconnect one or more battery cells or modules experiencing a thermal event within a battery pack to mitigate propagation of the thermal event throughout the battery pack, including a bracket body formed of a first material on a first major surface of the body, and a second material on an opposing second major surface of the body, the first material having a larger coefficient of thermal expansion than the second material, such that an increase in temperature above a defined threshold experienced by the body causes the first material to expand more than the second material, thereby transitioning the body from a first equilibrium state representing a closed, conductive position to a second equilibrium state representing an open, isolation position.

Abstract: Active tire orientation and pressure adjustment systems and methods of use in response to a plurality of activation conditions can ensure efficient tire orientation and pressure modes are active when necessary to balance tire traction and driving range of an electric vehicle. The activation conditions can be customized based on driver preferences to help ease range anxiety while providing a balance with vehicle traction.

Abstract: Systems and methods of thermal control in a resilient battery cooling system ensure that power is maintained to operate a cooler even when an event disables a battery cell. The cooler can therefore prevent thermal propagation from the affected cell to neighboring cells.

Abstract: An electric vehicle, including a vehicle structure, four ground engaging wheels, and a suspension system operably coupling each of the four ground engaging wheels with the vehicle structure, a battery operably coupled to the vehicle structure, and an onboard battery charger in electrical communication with the battery, the onboard battery charger operably coupled to the vehicle structure by a battery charger suspension system, the battery charger suspension system including one or more dampers tuned to counteract resonance vibrations experienced by the vehicle structure.

Abstract: An electric vehicle battery pack with a selectable thermal regulation path, including a plurality of battery cells, and a thermally regulated member movably coupled to the plurality of battery cells, wherein the thermally regulated member is configured to move between a contact position in which the thermally regulated member is in contact with at least a portion of the plurality of battery cells, and an isolation position, in which the thermally regulated member is spaced apart from the plurality of battery cells.

Abstract: A structurally supportive battery busbar configured to enable distribution of electrical energy amongst a plurality of battery cells and to provide structural rigidity to the plurality of battery cells, the structurally supportive busbar including one or more bands configured to band the plurality of battery cells together under a tensile force to form a battery module, and one or more structural reinforcement beams configured to traverse at least partially along a length or width of the battery module, the at least one of the bands or one or more structural reinforcement beams include an electrically conductive portion configured to couple the plurality of battery cells together for electrical distribution throughout the battery module.

Abstract: An integrated bus bar temperature regulation system configured to regulate a temperature of a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells positionable within an electric vehicle, the system, including a battery bus bar having both electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity properties to provide a conduit for electrical energy and thermal energy between the plurality of battery cells within the battery pack, and one or more heating elements configured to heat at least portions of the battery bus bar to maintain select battery cells of the plurality of battery cells within the battery pack within a desired temperature range.

Abstract: An electric vehicle battery pack release system configured to cause a physical separation of a battery pack from an electric vehicle on to which the battery pack is mounted, including one or more pyrotechnic bracket assembly configured to operably couple a battery pack to an electric vehicle, one or more sensor configured to sense a state of the electric vehicle, and an electronic control unit configured to receive data from the one or more sensors and to trigger an explosion in the one or more pyrotechnic bracket assemblies to affect the physical separation of the battery pack from the electric vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a stator for an electric motor of an electric vehicle, the stator comprising an annular stator core comprising an inner circumferential surface having circumferentially distributed slots formed in the inner circumferential surface. Further, comprising a hairpin winding arrangement comprising a plurality of hollow hairpin conductors, each hollow hairpin conductor. Each slot accommodates portions of a plurality of hollow hairpin conductors, the plurality of slots comprising fluid inlet slots and fluid outlet slots, wherein the fluid inlet slots accommodates a plurality of first portions and the fluid outlet slots accommodates a plurality of second portions such that each hairpin is accommodated by two slots. Furthermore, each inlet of each hollow hairpin conductor is arranged to receive cooling medium from a cooling device.

Abstract: A low-profile, selectively extendable cupholder located within an interior of a motor vehicle configured to transition between a collapsed position substantially maintaining a neat, clean appearance of the interior of the motor vehicle, and an extended position configured to receive a beverage container, the cupholder including a body portion defining one or more recesses, a lid portion configured to both pivot or slide relative to the body portion between an closed position and an open position, and one or more floor portions operably coupled to both the body portion and a lid portion and configured to both pivot and telescopically extend relative to the body portion between a collapsed position and an extended position, wherein in the extended position the body portion, the lid portion and the one or more floor portions collectively define a cavity configured to receive a beverage container.

Abstract: An embedded roof rail mounting system for a motor vehicle, including a roof rail mount operably coupled to a vehicle body, the roof rail mount including a flanged head defining a recess shaped and sized to accommodate a portion of a roof rail, and a flip seal constructed of a resilient material configured to conceal the roof rail mount below an exterior surface of the motor vehicle.