The Battery-Independent Chassis

1 · The job

A base vehicle that specialist converters can build on — welfare units, tippers, workshops — without redesigning around energy packaging.

2 · The proposed vehicle envelope

Chassis cab with a defined, unobstructed conversion zone.

3 · Target payload

1,500 kg

A target, not an achieved figure. Nothing here has been engineered or measured.

4 · Target working range

150 miles in mixed use

A requirement drawn from the work, not a published or calculated range.

5 · Operational requirements

• Converted by a third party
• Body may run its own equipment from the vehicle
• Long service life across multiple bodies

6 · Principal compromises

• Leaving space for the converter constrains where energy can be carried.
• Standard interfaces reduce flexibility for the base vehicle designer.

7 · What would need engineering validation

• What a converter interface would need to specify
• Safe power take-off for body equipment
• Whether one platform can serve several body types

Engineering assessment required

8 · Who might benefit

• Body converters
• Local authorities
• Utilities and public services

9 · Related concepts

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