Skateboard (automotive platform)

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skateboard platform

A skateboard is a type of configuration for automotive

automotive platforms of battery electric vehicles. The skateboard chassis includes a base structure or a platform, which houses the batteries, electric motors
and other electronic components fundamental to an electric vehicle.

A skateboard chassis cuts down the cost and complexity of

each one independently.

Examples

Typical "skateboard" layout with the battery as floor and a motor at one or both axles

See also

References

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