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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shigeyuki Seko, Los Banos, CA (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electric vehicle including a storage compartment adapted to store a saddle riding vehicle having an engine and a generator adapted to be selectively coupled to the engine to produce electric power. The electric vehicle includes at least one electric motor, at least one rechargeable battery electrically coupled to the at least one electric motor, and at least one charging port to facilitate a charging of the at least one battery. The electric vehicle also includes a switch to start the engine of the saddle riding vehicle and a controller configured start the engine of the saddle riding vehicle to recharge the at least one battery when the at least one charging port is electrically coupled to the generator, the generator is coupled to the engine of the saddle riding vehicle, and the switch is operated to start the engine of the saddle riding vehicle.