ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,062, issued on Jan. 13.
"Electric race car" was invented by Bruce Richardson (Los Gatos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure above teaches a race car that utilizes electrical power for the drive train. The car uses two distinct power packs, or batteries. Power from each battery is transferred to one of the rear wheels, thereby creating a twin drive system. The race car further includes at least two receptacles that receive a battery or battery pack, preferably from above, thereby enabling vertical drop-in installation of the batteries. The battery receptacles include mechanisms to protect the interior (and therefore ...