Harley-davidson Motor Company Group, LLC

Curt Zackiewicz

Brad Richards

Ben McGinley

Kirk Rasmussen

Brian M Scherbarth

Ronald G Hurth

David Isaac Aunkst

Eric James Klumpp

Richard W Elchert

Sean M Stanley

Senthilkumar Vijayakumar

Joseph R Konshak

Brandon James Deaner

D Addison Parks

Kasey Alexander Peck

An electric vehicle includes a battery having a housing. The housing includes a rear side which is defined as a side facing away from a forward travelling direction of the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle further includes a frame, a motor having a housing, and a pivot shaft stack-up assembly co-aligned along a pivot shaft axis. The pivot shaft stack-up assembly includes first and second portions of the frame, a swingarm extending therebetween, and an idler bracket. A shock mount is integral with the battery housing. The shock mount extends from the rear side of the battery housing. The battery housing is configured as a stressed chassis member in which each of the motor housing, the frame, and the pivot shaft stack-up assembly are aligned thereof. The shock mount provides a path along which a load is directed to the battery housing.

Assembly structure and method for electric vehicle

Motorcycle battery pack

Motorcycle

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Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Curt Zackiewicz