US Patent 7866422 Electric golf cart and utility cart

A four-wheel electric vehicle includes wheels having electric hub or geared, series wound induction drive motors mounted on one or more wheels. The vehicle requires no outside power transmission devices, such as differential gears or drive axles, to rotate the wheels. The vehicle includes a vehicle body adapted to accommodate seating for at least one adult person. The vehicle body is composed of several modular panels that may be releasably attached to one another to configure the vehicle for multiple applications. In one embodiment, the vehicle is a golf cart. In another embodiment, the vehicle is a multipurpose utility cart.