REMOVABLE BATTERY STORAGE FOR OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT

A utility vehicle including a frame, a battery compartment, a battery pack, a motor, a ground engaging element, and a control. The battery compartment is supported by the frame and has an internal bus bar. The battery compartment had a housing and a lid pivotally coupled to the housing at a pivot point positioned proximate a first side of the vehicle. The battery pack is removably supported within the battery compartment and is placed in electrical contact with a power circuit as a consequence of being inserted into the battery compartment and removed from electrical contact with the power circuit as a consequence of being removed from the battery compartment. The lid is configured to be movable between a closed position and an open position where the battery pack within the battery compartment is accessible by the operator from a second side of the vehicle.