ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,816, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to ALPRAAZ AB.

"Powertrain for an electric vehicle" was invented by Christian Von Koenigsegg (Vejbystrand, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric powertrain for an automotive road vehicle includes a drive assembly including an electric motor and a torque converter. The torque converter has an output shaft, and it is configured to receive torque from the electric motor, and to deliver torque via the output shaft. The drive assembly has a first side and an opposite second side. The electric motor and the torque converter are centered on the output shaft, and the output shaft extends thr...