A vehicle and luggage article pairing

Abstract

A vehicle and luggage pairing is provided, with the vehicle having a storage compartment 700 accessible from the exterior for storing a luggage 802 and where a handle 806 of luggage 802 is arranged to

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a vehicle and luggage article pairing. Aspects of the invention relate to a vehicle and luggage article pairing. BACKGROUND It is known to provide vehicles with storage compartments for luggage such as suitcases. Conventionally, vehicles have storage compartments at the rear of the vehicle that are accessible from a rear end, referred to as “boots” or “trunks”. Some vehicles also have front storage compartments accessible from a front end, which may be referred to as a “frunk”. There may be a difficulty for some users in removing a luggage article from a vehicle, particularly where the luggage article is low-down or is covered by a portion of the vehicle such that it cannot be lifted directly upwardly. It is an aim of the present invention to address improve the storage volume of a vehicle and / or to improve the accessibility of storage volumes within a vehicle. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Aspects and embodiments of the invention provide a vehicle and luggage pairing as claimed in the appended claims. According to an aspect of the present invention there is provided a vehicle and luggage article pairing comprising: a vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; a storage compartment in the vehicle body; and a storage compartment cover panel, storage compartment cover panel being moveable relative to the vehicle body between an open position and a closed position, wherein the storage compartment cover panel allows access from the exterior of the vehicle to the storage compartment in the open position and prevents access from the exterior of the vehicle to the storage compartment in the closed position; and a luggage article comprising a handle; wherein the vehicle and the luggage article are configured such that the handle is arranged to extend relative to the vehicle at an angle between 10° and 80° from horizontal when the storage compartment cover panel is moved from the closed position. In order to maximise storage space in a vehicle, storage compartments may be positioned at different locations within vehicles. Some locations of storage compartments may be low-down or obscured by adjacent bodywork. This may make it challenging to remove luggage from the storage compartment for a user. By providing a handle that is arranged to extend diagonally (i.e. non-horizontally and non-vertically), the handle may extend toward a user to be easier to remove from a low-down storage location. The handle may extend in response to the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position, while the orientation of the luggage article, and thereby the direction of the extension of the handle, may be determined by the engagement between the base of the luggage article with the luggage-receiving portion. The extension of the handle may be controlled by a controller that may send a signal to a handle actuator. The controller may be arranged to receive a signal from a user input device and may output signals to a storage compartment cover panel actuator to move the storage compartment cover panel, to a handle actuator and / or to a luggage carrier. The signals may be output based on an open-loop control scheme where each actuator is arranged to operate with a predetermined delay relative to another or the controller may receive position signals indicating a position of any of the storage compartment cover panel, the handle and the carrier and may output signals in response to receiving information indicating that another part has attained a required position. Alternatively, the handle and the storage compartment cover panel or the handle and the carrier may be mechanically coupled such that, for example, an actuation of the storage compartment cover panel or the carrier may cause mechanical engagement with latches or microswitches to cause movement of the carrier or the handle. The storage compartment may have a luggage-receiving portion, and the luggage article may comprise a casing at least partially defining a storage volume, the casing comprising a base configured to be received in the luggage-receiving portion of the storage location; and the handle may be 1 arranged to extend from the casing such that the handle is arranged to extend relative to the vehicle at an angle between 10° and 80° from horizontal when the storage compartment cover panel is moved from the closed position and the base is received in the luggage-receiving portion. The casing may comprise multiple parts or may be a single integrally formed part. In particular, the base may be a separate part from the remainder of the casing, with the remainder of the casing defining the storage volume. Alternatively, the base may define the storage volume together with the remainder of the casing. The luggage-receiving portion may be a planar surface arranged to receive a conventional base of a luggage article, the base of the luggage article comprising one or more feet or wheels. Alternatively, the base and the luggage-receiving portion may comprise mating faces arranged to engage by way of a male-to-female connection or similar. The luggage article may comprise a handle extension mechanism arranged to move the handle relative to the casing. Moving the handle relative to the casing may require less energy than moving the entire luggage article relative to the vehicle. A smaller mechanism may therefore be used, reducing the weight of the overall vehicle and luggage pairing. The handle extension mechanism may comprise an electrically powered actuator arranged to automatically extend the handle in response to an electrical signal received from the vehicle, the first communication device receiving the first signal; and the vehicle may comprise a second communication device arranged to transmit the first signal to the first communication device. The luggage article may comprise a first communication device arranged to receive a first signal from the vehicle indicative of the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position, the electrically powered actuator being electrically coupled to the first communication device and arranged to cause the electrically powered actuator to extend in response to receiving the signal from the vehicle. The vehicle may comprise a second communication device arranged to transmit the signal to the first communication device. The first and second communication devices may be electrical connections that are arranged to be electrically coupled together when the luggage article is received in the storage compartment, such as when the base is engaged with the luggage-receiving portion. The first signal may be a supply of electrical power to the luggage article from the vehicle that is sufficient to actuate the electrically powered actuator. Alternatively, the first and second communication devices may be wireless communication devices. In this case, the luggage article may comprise an electrically energy storage device such as a battery, and electrical power may be supplied from the battery to the electrically powered actuator in response to the first communication device receiving the first signal. The handle extension mechanism may comprise a biasing member arranged to bias the handle to move away from the vehicle and a catch arranged to prevent movement of the handle when engaged with the handle. The biasing member may store elastic potential energy when the handle is stowed by a user, and the elastic potential energy may be used to extend the handle. This may reduce the size of an electrically powered handle actuator or may eliminate the requirement for an electrical actuator. In this way, the luggage article may be made lighter. The vehicle may comprise a catch actuation member arranged to disengage the catch from the handle in response to the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position. The catch actuation member may alternatively be arranged to disengage the catch from the handle in response to a carrier beginning to move outwardly relative to the vehicle. The catch actuation member may be mechanically coupled to the storage compartment cover panel such that the catch actuation member moves to disengage the catch in response to movement of the storage compartment cover panel from the closed position. In this way, the handle may be arranged to extend fewer or no electronic parts of the handle extension mechanism. This may reduce the cost of the vehicle and luggage pairing. The vehicle may comprise a handle actuator arranged to move the handle relative to the casing in response to the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position. By arranging the handle actuator as part of the vehicle, the luggage article may be made lighter, since the handle actuator may be a part of the vehicle as opposed to being part of the luggage article. Further, the vehicle may be lighter than if the vehicle is arranged to move the entire luggage article outwardly from the vehicle, since a smaller actuator may be provided to move the handle. The storage compartment comprises a carrier having the luggage-receiving portion, the carrier being movable outwardly relative to the vehicle. The slidable carrier may be arranged to slide horizontally or diagonally and may slide outwardly from the storage compartment away from a centre-line of the vehicle. By sliding the luggage article horizontally outwardly, the luggage article may be accessed from above, which may allow a user to lift the luggage article more easily. The motion of the slidable carrier may be in addition to an extension of the handle relative to the casing and may be simultaneous to the extension of the handle, before the extension of the handle or after the extension of the handle. The vehicle may comprise a carrier actuator arranged to move the carrier, and the carrier actuator may be arranged to be actuated in response to the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position to move the carrier outwardly from the storage compartment. The slideable carrier may be actuated to move the luggage article outwardly relative to the vehicle. This may further reduce the effort required by a user to remove the luggage article. The carrier may be arranged to retain the luggage article at an angle between 10° and 80° from horizontal and / or to move the luggage article at an angle between 10° and 80° from horizontal in response to the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position. The luggage moving mechanism may move the entire luggage article at least slightly upwards, thereby reducing the requirement for a user to lift the luggage article out from the storage compartment. This may reduce the amount of exertion required by a user. The diagonal movement of the carrier may also obviate the need for a handle actuator or the carrier may be provided in addition to the handle actuator. The luggage article may comprise a first electrical connector electrically, and the vehicle comprises a second electrical connector arranged to be electrically coupled to the first electrical connector; and the vehicle may be configured to transfer electrical power to the luggage article via the electrical connectors. The electrical connectors may be arranged to allow energy to be transferred to the luggage article such as to power an actuator or a light of the luggage article. Alternatively, the first electrical connector may be arranged to transfer electrical energy to an energy storage device in the luggage article to charge the energy storage device. The electrical connectors may be the communication devices described above and the electrical connectors may transfer energy directly to the handle actuator for powering the handle actuator. The luggage article may comprise an energy storage device arranged to receive electrical energy from the vehicle. The energy storage device may store electrical energy in the luggage article such as for actuating a handle extension mechanism or for powering electrical devices stored in the luggage article including mobile phones, tablets and laptops. The handle may be formed from at least one rigid portion. The handle may have a consistent extension direction by being made rigid. The entire handle may be rigid, or the handle may be formed from relatively moveable rigid portions. For example, the handle may be telescopic, being formed from a plurality of relatively slidable rigid portions. The vehicle may comprise a passenger compartment and an access door arranged to allow access to the passenger compartment, and the storage compartment may be positioned forward of a door to a passenger compartment. While this location is not conventionally used for storing luggage, using this location may improve the luggage-storing capacity of a vehicle. Further, luggage stored in this location may be stored lower down than luggage in a boot or trunk, meaning that the extension of a handle in a diagonal direction may be desirable for improving accessibility of the luggage. The vehicle may comprise two front wheels aligned along a front axle and two rear wheels aligned along a rear axis, and the storage compartment may be positioned rearward of the front wheels of vehicle. The storage compartment may be accessible from a side of the vehicle and / or may be arranged adjacent to an access door to a passenger compartment. In this way, the storage compartment may be accessed more quickly by a user exiting the vehicle via an access door. The storage compartment cover panel is arranged to move horizontally between the open position and the closed position. By moving the storage compartment cover panel horizontally, a smaller amount of energy may be required to move the panel. Further, the storage compartment cover panel may be moved out of the way of a user wishing to access the storage compartment, thereby improving access to the storage compartment. The casing may have dimensions of at least 40cmx30cmx15cm. In this way, the luggage article may provide a substantial amount of storage, significantly increasing the luggage storage capacity of the vehicle. Optionally, the casing may have dimensions of at least 50cmx40cmx25cm. The vehicle may comprise an electrical charging port and an electrical charging port cover panel. The vehicle may be an electric vehicle and may have no internal combustion engine. While vehicles have traditionally been powered by an internal combustion engine that is arranged forward of the passenger compartment, electric or hybrid vehicles, which may be battery powered, are becoming more prevalent. The present inventors have realised that hybrid and electric vehicles may have power sources located at different locations from internal combustion engine powered vehicle and that consequently different areas of the vehicle may be available for storage. The present vehicle may therefore be a battery powered electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and the electrical charging port may be arranged to couple the vehicle to a mains electricity supply in order to charge a battery of the vehicle. One such location is the area forward of the access doors and rearward of the front wheels. This position may also be accessible from the side of the vehicle, allowing faster access to the storage compartment by arranging the storage compartment closer to the access doors than known storage locations at the front and rear of the vehicle. Further, in this location, by moving the cover panels of the storage compartment and the electrical charging port horizontally, access to the storage compartment and the electrical charging port may be improved. The storage compartment may be arranged on a first side of the vehicle and the electrical charging port may be arranged on a second side of the vehicle, the second side being opposite the first side. In many cases the storage compartment and electrical charging port may be located on a particular side of the vehicle depending on the side of the road that the car is intended to be driven on. For example, it may be desirable to locate a storage compartment on a passenger side of the car. In this case, the electrical charging port and the storage compartment may be located on opposite sides of the vehicle and may be swapped depending on the drive side of the vehicle. For example, a vehicle for the UK market may have a storage compartment on the left side of the vehicle and an electrical connection port on the right, whereas a vehicle for the French or German market may have a storage compartment on the right and a charging port on the left. In this way, the same space may be allocated within the vehicle body for both of a storage compartment and an electrical charging port, requiring a smaller number of components to be changed for cars of different markets. The electrical charging port cover panel and the storage compartment cover panel may have the same geometrical shape and size. In this way, the same components may be used for both cover panels, meaning that there is no need to change the external vehicle panels when the charging port and storage compartment are being moved to opposite sides of the vehicle. This may simplify manufacture of the vehicle. The electrical charging port cover panel and the storage compartment cover panel may be symmetrical about a centre-line of the vehicle. The storage compartment and the electrical connection port may be on the same side of the vehicle. With such an arrangement, the storage compartment and the electrical connection port may be accessed more easily. For example, when a user leaves the vehicle, they may wish to access stowed luggage and to begin charging the vehicle. By arranging both of the storage compartment and the electrical charging port on the same side of the vehicle, this may be achieved more quickly. The storage compartment cover panel and the electrical connection port cover panel may be fixed together. Considered alternatively, the storage compartment cover panel and the electrical connection port cover panel may be considered as panel portions of a single panel. In this way, the 4 number of vehicle panels may be reduced, simplifying assembly of the vehicle. Alternatively, the storage compartment cover panel and the electrical connection port cover panel may be the same width, such that adjacent panels may have continuous, straight edges adjacent to the cover panels. This may simplify the manufacture of adjacent panels. The storage compartment and the electrical charging port may be aligned in a common plane perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle. Further, the forward edges of the storage compartment cover panel and the electrical charging port cover panel may be aligned in a common plane perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle and / or the rearward edges of the storage compartment cover panel and the electrical charging port cover panel may be aligned in a common plane perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle. This may allow the same adjacent panels to be installed on the vehicle in the case that the sides of the electrical charging port and the storage compartment are swapped. In the case that the electrical charging port and the storage compartment are on the same side of the vehicle, it may allow a simpler arrangement of adjacent panels. The storage compartment may be accessible from a passenger side of the vehicle. Generally, a vehicle may have at least two seats spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle, with a steering wheel and driving controls in front of one of the two seats. The seat having the controls in front of it may be considered to be on a driver side of the vehicle, and the other seat may be considered to be on a passenger side of the vehicle. The passenger side may also be referred to as a nearside of a vehicle. By arranging the storage compartment to be accessible from the passenger side of the vehicle, the storage compartment may be accessed by a user standing on a curb or pavement, as opposed to on a road, when the vehicle is parked. The open positions of the electrical charging port cover and / or the storage compartment cover may be arranged forward of the respective closed positions. In this way, the covers may move away from the access doors when opening. The covers and the access doors may therefore be opened at the same time, allowing improved access to the electrical charging port, the storage compartment and the passenger compartment. The electrical charging port cover and / or the storage compartment cover are arranged to at least partially overlap one of the front wheels in the open position. With such an arrangement, the open positions may be such that the covers are moved completely away from the respective electrical charging port or storage compartment, in order to allow improved access to the respective electrical charging port or storage compartment. The sizes of the electrical charging port and storage compartment may also be increased, as the electrical charging port and storage compartment may extend substantially from the access doors to the front wheels. The storage compartment cover panel is arranged such that in the open position a rearward edge of the storage compartment cover panel is aligned with the position of a forward edge of the storage compartment cover panel in the closed position, and / or the electrical charging port cover panel may be arranged such that in the open position a rearward edge of the electrical charging port cover panel is aligned with the position of a forward edge of the electrical charging port cover panel in the closed position. In this way, the entire space of the storage compartment and / or the electrical charging port may be accessible to a user when the respective cover panel is in the open position. This may allow improved access to the storage compartment and / or the electrical charging port. Rearward edges of the electrical charging port cover panel and the storage compartment cover panel may be adjacent front edges of the access doors. With such an arrangement, the number of external panels and the number of joints between panels may be reduced, simplifying the construction of the exterior of the vehicle. Within the scope of this application it is expressly intended that the various aspects, embodiments, examples and alternatives set out in the preceding paragraphs, in the claims and / or in the following description and drawings, and in particular the individual features thereof, may be taken independently or in any combination. That is, all embodiments and / or features of any embodiment can be combined in any way and / or combination, unless such features are incompatible. The applicant reserves the right to change any originally filed claim or file any new claim accordingly, including the right to amend any originally filed claim to depend from and / or incorporate any feature of any other claim although not originally claimed in that manner. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS One or more embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows a side view of a vehicle with a storage compartment cover panel in a closed position; Figure 2 shows a side view of the vehicle of Figure 1 with the storage compartment cover panel in an open position; Figure 3 shows a side view of the vehicle of Figure 1 with an electrical charging port cover panel in a closed position; Figure 4 shows a side view of the vehicle of Figure 1 with the electrical charging port cover panel in an open position; Figure 5 shows a front view of the vehicle of Figure 1 with the electrical charging port cover panel and the storage compartment cover panel in the open positions; Figure 6 shows a side view of a further vehicle; Figure 7 shows a side view of a still further vehicle; Figure 8 shows a side view of a yet still further vehicle; Figure 9 shows a side view of a vehicle and luggage article pairing according to an embodiment of the invention; Figures 10a, 10b and 10c show sectional views of the vehicle and luggage article pairing of Figure 9 at different stages of deployment of the luggage article; Figures 11a and 11b show sectional views of a further vehicle and luggage article pairing according to an embodiment of the invention at different stages of deployment of the luggage article; Figures 12a and 12b show sectional views of a still further vehicle and luggage article pairing according to an embodiment of the invention at different stages of deployment of the luggage article; Figure 13 shows a sectional view of a yet still further vehicle and luggage article pairing according to an embodiment of the invention; Figure 14 shows a sectional view of an even yet still further vehicle and luggage article pairing according to an embodiment of the invention; and Figure 15 shows a flow chart illustrating a method of deploying a luggage article from a vehicle and luggage article pairing. DETAILED DESCRIPTION A vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is described herein with reference to the accompanying Figures 1 to 15. Figures 1 to 5 show a vehicle 10 from different views, and with vehicle panels in different positions. The vehicle 10 has two front wheels 12, which are aligned along a front axle. It will be understood that the front axle may not necessarily be a through-axle and may generally refer to the two front wheels 12 in combination, regardless of the physical axle arrangement associated with the front wheels 12. The vehicle 10 has two rear wheels 14, which are arranged on a rear axle. As with the front axle, the rear axle is generally a reference to the alignment of the rear wheels 14 and does not imply any specific power transfer or suspension arrangement. The front and rear wheels 12,14 may be arranged to align on a ground plane, which may be considered to define a horizontal plane for the purposes of this application. The vehicle 10 also has two front doors 16 and two rear doors 18, which are movable panels moveable relative to a vehicle body of the vehicle. The front doors 16 and rear doors 18 are arranged to allow access to a passenger compartment 15 of the vehicle. In some cases, the rear doors 18 of the vehicle 10 may be omitted and the vehicle 10 may have only one pair of doors. The vehicle 10 also has a sill 20 on either side of the vehicle 10, which is a portion of the vehicle body lower than the doors 16,18 on a side of the vehicle 10. The sill 20 may provide protection to the vehicle from road dirt and may also increase the strength of the floor pan of the vehicle. The vehicle 10 has a vehicle body 13, which is a central, structural portion of the vehicle. Vehicle panels such as doors may move relative to the vehicle body 13 and may be coupled to the vehicle body 13. The vehicle 10 also includes, on a first side of the vehicle 10, which may be a right-hand side of the vehicle 10 or a left-hand side of the vehicle 10, a storage compartment 100. The storage compartment 100 is arranged to be accessible via an opening in a side of the vehicle body 13. The storage compartment 100 is arranged forward of the front doors 16 and rearward of the front wheels 12, such that it can be accessed from a side of the vehicle 10. By providing a storage compartment 100 in such a location, a user of the vehicle may access stored luggage or other stored items from a pavement or curb next to a road. The storage capacity of the vehicle may also be increased. Figure 2 shows the vehicle 10 with the storage compartment 100 in an open position. In Figure 2, it can be seen that the storage compartment 100 has a moveable storage compartment cover panel 102. The storage compartment cover panel 102 is shown in the closed position in Figure 1, where the storage compartment cover panel 102 is arranged to prevent access to an interior volume 106 storage compartment 100. The storage compartment cover panel 102 is shown in the open position in Figure 2, where the storage compartment cover panel 102 is moved in order to allow access to the interior volume 106 of the storage compartment 100. In the open position, the storage compartment cover panel 102 extends over the front wheel 12 so as to at least partially overlap the front wheel 12. This may allow improved access to the storage compartment interior volume 106 and may allow a larger interior volume 106 of the storage compartment 100. As best shown in Figure 5, the storage compartment cover panel 102 may be spaced from the vehicle in the open position such that the storage compartment cover panel 102 moves away from a centreline C of the vehicle when moving from the closed position to the open position. This may avoid the storage compartment cover panel 102 fouling on the wheels 12 or wheel arches of the vehicle 10 when moving to the open position where it may overlap the wheel arch and / or a front wheel. The storage compartment cover panel 102 may move in a forward direction relative to the vehicle body 13 from the closed position to the open position, such that the storage compartment cover panel 102 attains the position shown in Figure 2. Alternatively, the storage compartment cover panel 102 may move horizontally rearwardly relative to the vehicle body 13, in which case the storage compartment cover panel 102 may at least partially overlap a front door 16 of the vehicle 10. It will be understood that, since the front doors 16 and storage compartment 100 may be open at the same time, the storage compartment cover panel 102 moving forwardly may improve accessibility of the vehicle 10. Further, by allowing the storage compartment cover panel 102 to overlap the front wheel 12 in the open position, the size of the storage compartment volume 106, and of the aperture through which the inner volume 106 of the storage compartment 100 may be accessed may be increased. Moreover, the storage compartment cover panel 102 moving horizontally between the open closed positions may improve access to the storage compartment 100, as otherwise a user may need to lift the storage compartment cover panel 102 upwards, or a stronger actuator may be required to lift the storage compartment. Alternatively, where the storage compartment cover panel may move downwardly, a user may need to reach past the storage compartment cover panel 102 in order to access an item stored within the inner volume 106 of the storage compartment 100. The storage compartment cover panel 102 is coupled to the vehicle body 13 via a storage compartment hinge 104, which may be formed of a four-bar linkage and may be configured to allow the storage compartment cover panel 102 to translate from the closed position to the open position, and vice versa, such that exterior surface of the compartment cover panel 102 may face away from the vehicle centreline C at all points between the open and closed positions. Alternatively, the storage compartment hinge 104 may be a conventional hinge, which may allow the storage compartment cover panel 102 to pivot about a vertical axis through the hinge 104, such that the storage compartment cover panel 102 may move horizontally between the open and closed positions. A base or bottom surface of the inner volume 106 may be described as a luggage-receiving portion of the storage compartment 100. The base or bottom surface of the inner volume 106 may be arranged to engage with a base of a luggage article to store the luggage article in the inner volume 106. Figures 3 and 4 show a second side of the vehicle 10 that is opposite the first side of the vehicle 10. While the second side of the vehicle 10 shown in Figures 3 and 4 is a left-hand side of the vehicle, the features of the left-hand side may equally be applied to a right-hand side of a vehicle. Similarly to the first side of the vehicle, the leftside of the vehicle 10 includes a front wheel 12, a rear wheel 14, a front door 16 and a rear door 18, as well as a sill 20. The second side of the vehicle 10 further includes a vehicle charging port arrangement 200. The vehicle charging port arrangement 200, includes an electrical charging port cover panel 202, which is shown in a closed position in Figure 3 and in an open position in Figure 4, and an electrical charging port 206, which is inaccessible to a user outside the vehicle when the electrical charging port cover panel 202 is in the closed position, and which is accessible to users of the vehicle when the electrical charging port cover panel 202 is in the open position. Vehicle 10 also includes a visual display 208, which may display a charging state of the vehicle 10. The visual display 208 may also be covered by the electrical charging port cover panel 202 when the electrical charging port cover panel 202 is in the closed position and may be accessible to a user and visible to a user when the electrical charging port cover panel 202 is in the open position. It will be understood that the visual display 208 maybe omitted from any embodiments in which it is described and is purely optional. However, when present, the display unit may assist a user in knowing the charging state of a vehicle without needing to access the interior of the vehicle. The electrical charging port 206 is arranged to be electrically coupled to an electrical charger, such as a mains electrical charger, so that the vehicle 10 may receive electrical power. The received electrical power may be used to charge a battery of the vehicle 10, such as a traction battery of the vehicle 10. The charging pert arrangement 200 may include power electronics within the vehicle 10 arranged to transfer electrical energy from the mains charger to the battery. The power electronics may occupy a space within the vehicle, that may be adjacent to the electrical charging port 206. A corresponding space may be used on different vehicles for the storage compartment 100 and the charging port arrangement 200. The electrical charging port cover panel 202 may move horizontally between the open and closed positions. Optionally, as shown in Figure 4, the electrical charging port cover panel 202 may move forwardly relative to the vehicle body from the closed position to the open position, and may overlap a front wheel 12 of the vehicle 10 when it is arranged in the open position. The charging port cover panel 202 may be moved using a hinge 204, which may be substantially similar to the hinge 104 described above with reference to the storage compartment cover panel 102. It will be understood that the charging port cover panel hinge 204 and the storage compartment cover panel hinge 104 may have different properties, but that the same range of optional properties and features may be available to both hinges 104, 204. One or both of the cover panels 102,202 of the storage compartment 100 and the electrical charging port 200 may be arranged such that rear edges of the panels are adjacent toward edges of the front doors 16 when the panels are in the closed position. This may reduce the number vehicle panels required for the vehicle and may reduce the number of join lines required between vehicle panels. A bottom edge of at least one of the storage compartment cover panel 102 and the electrical charging port cover panel 202 may be directly adjacent a top edge of the vehicle sill 20, which may reduce the number vehicle panels required and the number of join lines required, simplifying manufacture of the vehicle. In the open position, a rear edge of the storage compartment cover panel 102 may align with a front edge of the storage compartment inner volume 106. Alternatively considered, the rear edge of the storage compartment cover panel 102 in the open position may align with the position of the front edge of the storage compartment cover panel 102 in the closed position. This may provide increased access to the storage compartment as there maybe no overlap between the cover panel and the inner volume of the storage compartment, while reducing the distance required for the hinge to provide a range of movement. The electrical charging port cover panel 202 may also be arranged such that a rear edge of the electrical charging port cover panel 202 in the open position aligns with the position of the front edge of the electrical charging port cover panel 202 in the closed position Figure 5 shows a front view of the vehicle 10, and it can be seen that the electrical charging arrangement 200 and the storage compartment 100 may be arranged substantially symmetrically about a centreline C of the vehicle 10. This may be beneficial as the storage compartment 100 may be on a side of the vehicle that is selected based on a drive side of the vehicle 10. For example, the storage compartment 100 may be arranged on a nearside of the vehicle and the electrical charging port 206 may be arranged on an offside of the vehicle. This may allow a user of the vehicle to remove luggage from the vehicle 10 more easily. By arranging the storage compartment 100 and electrical charging arrangement 200 symmetrically, the 8 sides of the vehicle on which the storage compartment 100 electrical charging arrangement 200 are arranged may be swapped more easily for different driving locations, without requiring a significant redesign of the vehicle. For example, a substantially similar vehicle design may be used for roads in the UK and France, while the storage compartment may be arranged on a left hand side of a vehicle intended for sale in the UK and on a right hand side of a vehicle intended for sale in France, both sides being offsides of the vehicle. Further, in some cases storage compartments 100 and / or electrical charging arrangements 200 may be arranged on both sides of the vehicle. This may increase the storage capacity of the vehicle and / or accessibility for charging the vehicle. Further, the electrical charging port cover panel 202 and the storage compartment cover panel 102 may have the same geometrical shape and size, such that the same panel may be used regardless of whether it is covering a storage compartment or an electrical charging port arrangement. This may simplify manufacture of the vehicle. The electrical charging port cover panel 202 and / or the storage compartment cover panel 102 may each move outwardly from the vehicle in a horizontal direction, which is away from the centreline C of the vehicle as they move from the closed position to the open position as well as moving horizontally along a direction parallel to centreline C of the vehicle 10. The cover panels 102,202 may be arranged further from the vehicle centreline C in the open positions than in the closed positions. This may allow the cover panels 102, 202 to avoid fouling on wheel arches or on edges of the front wheels 12 when the front wheels 12 are turned relative to the vehicle 10, such as due to a steering input. Figure 6 shows a further vehicle 30, comprising many components in common with the vehicle 10 described above. The vehicle 30 includes an electrical charging and storage arrangement 300, which may be covered by a storage compartment cover panel 304 when the storage compartment panel 304 is in the closed position and accessible when the storage compartment cover panel 304 is in the open position. The storage compartment cover panel 302 and the storage compartment hinge 304 may be substantially similar to the equivalent parts described above. In the electrical charging and storage arrangement 300, there is provided an electrical charging port 308 and a visual display 310 on the same side of the vehicle as a storage compartment 306. This may allow the electrical charging port 308 and the storage compartment 306 to be accessed from the same side of the vehicle, which may be a nearside of the vehicle. A common cover panel 302 may also cover the charging port 308, the display screen 310, and the internal volume of the storage compartment 306. Figure 7 shows a still further vehicle 40. The vehicle 40 includes a storage and charging arrangement 400, which may be substantially similar to the storage and charging arrangement 30 described above with reference to Figure 6. The storage and charging arrangement 400 includes an electrical charging port 408, a display unit 410 and an internal volume of a storage compartment 406. The vehicle charging and storage arrangement 400 includes two separate cover panels 402a, 402b. Each cover panel 402 a, b is coupled to the vehicle body via a respective hinge 404a, 404b, the hinges 404a, b may be mechanically the same as those described above with reference to Figures 1 to 6 and may allow the cover panels 402a, 402b to move between closed and open positions. An electrical charging port cover panel 402a may cover the electrical charging port 408 and the visual display 410 in the closed position and a storage compartment cover panel 402b may cover the storage compartment 406 in the closed position. By providing separate panels for each of the inner volume for the storage compartment 406 and the electrical charging port 408, each feature may be separately accessed and one may be left inaccessible to personnel outside the vehicle while the other is accessible. For example, the vehicle 40 may be charged via the electrical charging port 408 while the storage compartment 406 may be inaccessible. In order to improve simplicity of the overall vehicle panel arrangement, the separate vehicle panels 402 a, b may have the same width. The vehicle panels 402 a, b may have forward and rear edges which may be vertically aligned in order to allow adjacent panels to have straight edges. Figure 8 shows a yet still further vehicle 50. The vehicle 50 includes several components that are substantially similar to features of the vehicle 40 of Figure 7 including a storage compartment 500 that may be selectively covered by a storage compartment cover panel 502, the storage compartment cover panel 502 being coupled to the vehicle body via a storage compartment hinge 504 as described with reference to Figures 1 to 7 above. 9 The storage compartment 500 further comprises a carrier 508 that is arranged within the inner volume 506 of the storage compartment 500. The carrier 508 is arranged to move relative to the vehicle body and arranged to support a luggage article such that a base of the luggage article may be received on a surface of the carrier 508, which may be described as a luggage-receiving portion. The carrier 508 may move relative to the vehicle body to allow easier access to the luggage for a user wishing to retrieve luggage from the inner volume 506 of the storage compartment 500. The carrier 508 may translate relative to the vehicle body and may slide outwardly, i.e. way from a centre line of the vehicle body, and in this way may move a luggage article arranged on the carrier 508. The carrier 508 may move in response to the storage compartment cover panel 502 being moved from the closed position or in response to the vehicle cover panel 502 attaining the open position. In some cases, the vehicle 50 may comprise a user input device that is arranged to receive an input from a user indicating a requirement to open the storage compartment 500. In response to receiving such a user input, the vehicle may open the storage compartment cover panel 502 and may actuate the carrier 508 to slide the carrier 508 outwardly relative to the vehicle body. This may allow improved access to a luggage article for a user. The actuation of the carrier and the storage compartment cover are explained further below with reference to Figure 15. Figure 9 shows a vehicle and luggage article pairing 60, including the vehicle 50 and a luggage article 600. the luggage article 600 may be described as a suitcase. The luggage article 600 is supported on the carrier 508 such that a base of the suitcase 600, is received and engaged with the carrier 508, and in particular is received in a luggage-receiving portion of the carrier. The luggage article 600 may be dimensioned to store a substantial amount of luggage. For example, the luggage article may have a smallest dimension of 15 cm, and the luggage article 600 may have dimensions of at least 15 cm x 30 cm x 40 cm. Further optionally, the casing may have dimensions of at least 50 cm x 40 cm x 25 cm. This may allow the luggage article to store a substantial amount. This is not normally possible with conventional vehicle arrangements, due to the requirement to provide an internal combustion engine in the space forward of the passenger compartment 15. Figures 10a, 10b and 10c show the vehicle and luggage article pairing 60 viewed along section A-A. Figures 10a, 10b and 10c are therefore views of the storage compartment 500 including the luggage article 600 looking rearwardly along the vehicle 50. The figures 10a, 10b and 10c show a series of movements of the vehicle and luggage article pairing as a handle of the luggage article 600 is extended between Figures 10a and 10b and the carrier is deployed between Figures 10b and 10c. The luggage article 600 comprises a casing 602, which may form a body of the luggage article 600, and which at least partially defines an internal volume for storing items within the luggage article 600. In some cases, casing 602 defines the entirety of the internal volume, or the casing and a base 604 together may define the internal storage volume of the luggage article 600. The luggage article 600 also comprises a base 604, which may comprise one or more wheels and / or one or more feet, which are arranged to support the luggage. The base 604 may be arranged to engage the carrier 508, such as by an interlocking arrangement between a projection of the base 604 and a recess of the carrier 508, which may be a luggage-receiving portion of the carrier 508. The luggage article 600 also comprises a handle 606, which includes a hand grip to allow a user to grasp the luggage article 600 so as to move the luggage article 600. The handle 606 is extendable along a handle arm 607, as shown in Figure 10b, to allow a user to handle the luggage article 600 without bending down. Inside the luggage article 600, there is provided a handle actuator 610, which is arranged to provide a force to cause the handle arm 607 to extend outwardly from the casing 602 of the luggage article, a controller 612 that is arranged to control the actuation of the actuator 610, a power source 614, which may be a battery or a capacitor and is arranged to provide electrical energy to the controller 612 and to the actuator 610, and a communication device 616, which is arranged to receive a signal to extend or retract the actuator 610. It will be understood that the energy storage device 614 may be omitted in some cases, such as where the actuator 610 comprises a biasing member storing elastic potential energy or where the luggage article 600 includes an electrical connection arranged to receive electrical power from the vehicle. In the latter case, the controller 612 and / or the communication device 616 may also be omitted and the actuator may be powered directly by the vehicle. The actuator 610 may be powered by an electrical connection to the vehicle, or by a wireless electrical connection, such as electrical induction ora magnetic field. Further, the communication device 616 may be a wireless communication device arranged to receive an electromagnetic signal, or may be omitted, such as where the actuator 610 is actuated in response to receiving electric power from the vehicle. In Figure 10a, there is also shown an electrical connector 510 situated in the carrier 508 and arranged to electrically couple the vehicle to an electrical connector 608 within the base 604 of the luggage article 600. The connector 510 of the vehicle and the electrical connector 608 of the luggage article may be coupled together upon receipt of the base 604 in the carrier 508 and may be arranged to allow electrical current to pass therebetween. In this way, the vehicle may be used to supply electrical power to charge the storage device 614 and / or to power the actuator 610. To this end, the luggage article may include further electrical connectors arranged to transfer electrical energy from the energy storage device 614 to further user devices such as charging mobile phones or tablets. It will be understood that the electrical connectors 510, 608 of the vehicle and the luggage article may be located outside the carrier 508 and the base 604, such as in the casing 602 and in a different portion of the internal storage volume 506. As shown in Figure 10b, the handle 606 may be extended away from the casing 602 at an angle a. The angle a may be such that the extension of the handle 606 is neither horizontal nor vertical. In particular, the angle a may be between 10° and 80°. The extension of the handle 606 may be performed by the handle actuator 610 extending the handle arm 607. The handle arm 607 may be a telescoping arm formed of a plurality of slidably coupled rigid portions. A non-vertical, non-horizontal extension of the handle 606 by handle arm 607 may allow a user to grasp the handle 606 more easily, i.e. without reaching into the vehicle, and without having to lean down. As shown in Figure 10c, a carrier actuator 512 of the vehicle may exert a force on the carrier 508 to slide the carrier 508 outwardly from the vehicle, such that the luggage article 600 may leave the internal volume 506 of the storage compartment 500. The carrier 508 may slide horizontally away from a centreline of the vehicle to improve accessibility of the luggage item 600. It will be understood that the sliding of the carrier 508 and the extension of the handle 606 may occur in either order and that the luggage article 600 may slide outwardly from the internal volume 506 before extension of the handle 606. This may allow a greater space for the handle 606 to extend into, allowing improved accessibility of the luggage article. The storage compartment 500 may further comprise a light arranged to illuminate the luggage article 600. Alternatively, the luggage article 600 may comprise a light. The light may turn on when the storage compartment cover panel is opened in order to allow a user to see the luggage article 600 more easily. This may improve accessibility of the luggage article. Figures 11a and 11b show a further storage compartment 700 and luggage article 800 pairing. The storage compartment 700 may be arranged in any vehicle, including any of the vehicles described above reference to Figures 1 to 10c to form a vehicle and luggage article pairing. The storage compartment 700 includes an internal volume 706, and a carrier 708, which is angled at an angle p to the horizontal. The carrier 708 is angled such that a luggage article having a handle that extends perpendicularly to a base of the luggage article, such as the luggage article 800, may be received thereon. In this way, a handle 806 of the luggage article may extend at an angle of 90°-p to the horizontal. The angle p may be between 10° and 80° such that the handle extends at an angle of between 10° and 80°. The storage compartment 700 further includes a carrier actuator 712 that is arranged to slide the carrier 708 in a horizontal direction, in the manner described above reference to Figures 10b and 10c. The luggage article 800 includes a casing 802, which defines an internal storage volume or may define an internal storage volume in conjunction with a base 804, a base 804, and a handle 806, the handle 806 being extendable away from the casing 802 along a handle arm 807. Since conventional luggage articles have handles which extend vertically relative to a casing of the luggage article when the luggage article is on horizontal ground, providing an angled carrier 708 may allow the handle of a conventional luggage article to extend at an angle that is non-horizontal and nonperpendicular when the base of the luggage article is received on the carrier 708 without a specialist luggage article being required. The carrier may not necessarily be movable and the carrier actuator 712 may be omitted in some cases. The luggage article 800 may otherwise have any or all of the features and properties described above with reference to the luggage article 600 of figures 10a to 10c. The carrier 708 may be rotatable, such that the carrier may be arranged to be horizontal when the vehicle is moving, and the carrier may be rotated to attain the angle 0 in response to a storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position. This may allow more secure storage of the luggage article 800 while maintaining good accessibility of the luggage article 800. A carrier actuator 712 may be arranged to rotate the carrier 708 between the angle 0 and horizontal. The carrier 708 may also slide horizontally outwardly relative to the vehicle body in order to increase accessibility of the luggage article further. Figures 12a and 12b show a still further storage compartment 900 and luggage article 1000 pairing. The storage compartment 900 may be arranged in any vehicle, including any of the vehicles described above with reference to Figures 1 to 10c to form a vehicle and luggage article pairing. The storage compartment 900 includes an internal volume 906, a carrier 908 and one or more carrier actuators 912. The storage compartment 900 contains a luggage article 1000, including a casing 1002, a base 1004 received in the carrier 908, and a handle 1006. The luggage article 1000 may be any of the luggage articles described above with reference to Figures 9 to 11 b. As can be seen by comparing Figures 12a and 12b, the one or more carrier actuators 912 of the storage compartment 900 are arranged to move the carrier 908 horizontally outwardly from the internal volume 906 of the storage compartment 900 and vertically upwards to achieve a net effect of a non-horizontal, non-vertical outward movement. The one or more actuators 912 may be telescoping actuators, such as electrical or hydraulic actuators or may be rotating members, such as members of a four bar mechanism. In the case of a non-straight actuation, the angle of movement of the luggage article 1000, and in particular of the handle of the luggage article 1000, may be determined by drawing a straight line from a position of the handle 1006 when stowed as shown in Figure 12a to a position of the handle 1006 in an extended position as shown in Figure 12b, and determining an angle of the line between the stowed and deployed positions. In the present case, the carrier 908 moves along an angle y, which means that the carrier moves in a non-horizontal, non-vertical direction to extend the handle 1006 in a non-horizontal, non-vertical direction. The angle y may be between 10° and 80° in order to improve accessibility of the luggage article 1000. Figure 13 shows a yet still further storage compartment 1100 and a yet still further luggage article 1200. The storage compartment 1100 may be arranged in any vehicle, including any of the vehicles described above with reference to Figures 1 to 10c to form a vehicle and luggage article pairing. The storage compartment 1100 contains a carrier 1108, and an internal volume, which may be substantially similar to those described above, and may optionally include a carrier actuator for moving the carrier 1108. The luggage article 1200 includes a handle 1206, which may be moved by a handle actuator 1210. The luggage article 1200 may include a handle arm, which is not shown, which maybe extended by the handle actuator 1210. The handle arm may extend perpendicularly to the base 1204 similarly to the handle 807 described above with reference to Figure 11b. The luggage article 1200 includes a casing 1202, which defines an internal storage volume, and a base 1204, which may be received in the carrier 1108. The luggage article 1200 further includes a fin 1214. The fin 1214 may be extendable and retractable relative to the casing 1202 of the luggage article 1200 such that the base 1204 of the luggage article 1200 may lie substantially horizontally when the fin 1214 is retracted and the base 1204 of the luggage article 1200 may lie substantially non-horizontally and non-vertically when the fin 1214 is extended. The fin 1214 may also include an electrical connector arranged to electrically couple to a corresponding electrical connector 1110 of the vehicle, such that electrical power may be transferred between the vehicle and the luggage article 1200. The fin 1214 may therefore transfer electrical power from the vehicle to an energy storage device 1212 and / or to a controller and / or to the actuator 1210 of the luggage article 1200. The fin 1214 may be extended in response to a user command to open the cover of the storage compartment 1100 or in response to the storage compartment cover panel opening. The fin 1214 may be retracted while the luggage article 1200 is stowed and while the vehicle is moving, to allow 12 the luggage article to be stored more securely, and extended in order to increase the accessibility of the luggage article, by allowing the handle 1206 to extend at a non-horizontal, non-vertical angle, which may be an angle between 10° and 80° to the horizontal. Figure 14 shows an even yet still further storage compartment 1300 and an even yet still further luggage article 1400. The storage compartment 1300 may be arranged in any vehicle, including any of the vehicles described above reference to Figures 1 to 10c to form a vehicle and luggage article pairing. In the arrangement of Figure 14, the storage compartment 1300 has an internal volume 1306 and a carrier 1308. The storage compartment 1300 may also optionally comprise a carrier actuator arranged to move the carrier 1308 out from the internal volume 1306 of the storage compartment 1300. The storage compartment 1300 also comprises a catch actuation arm 1312 that is coupled to a hinge 1304 of the storage compartment 1300, the hinge 1304 being arranged to allow movement of the cover panel 1302 of the storage compartment 1300 similarly to the hinges described above with reference to Figures 1 to 9. The catch actuation arm 1312 is arranged to engage a catch 1412 of the luggage article 1400, which is stored within the inner volume 1306 of the storage compartment 1300. In this way, opening of the storage compartment cover panel 1302 may be communicated mechanically to the luggage article 1400. The luggage article 1400 has a casing 1402 at least partially defining an internal volume for receiving items, a base 1404 arranged to be received in the carrier 1308 of the storage compartment 1300, a handle 1406 that is extendable from the casing 1402, and an elastic biasing member 1410 that is arranged to bias the handle 1406 away from the casing 1402 of the luggage article 1400. The elastic member 1410 may store elastic energy when it is compressed by a user stowing the handle 1406 by pushing the handle 1406 towards casing 1402, and the catch 1412 may maintain the handle 1406 in the stowed position, preventing the elastic biasing member 1410 from extending the handle 1406 when catch 1412 is engaged with the handle 1406. When the cover panel 1302 is moved from the closed position, the catch actuator arm 1312 may engage with the catch 1412 to cause the catch 1412 disengage from the handle 1406, allowing the biasing member 1410 to extend the handle 1406. The handle 1406 may extend at an angle that is nonvertical and nonhorizontal, such as the angle a shown in figure 10b. In this way, a passive, mechanical, non-electrical system may be provided within the luggage article 1400 for extending the handle 1406 in response to movement of the cover panel 1302 from the closed position. Figure 15 shows a method 1500 of deploying the luggage article. The method 1500 maybe applied to any luggage storage compartment arrangement described above with reference to any of the preceding figures. At step 1502, a user input is received by a processor, which is a command to open the storage compartment and / or to deploy the luggage article outwardly from the storage compartment. The user input may be received from a switch or button in the vehicle or from a remote control. At step 1504, in response to receipt of the user input signal, the cover panel moves from the closed position towards the open position. The movement of the cover panel may be performed by cover panel actuator, or the cover panel may be unlocked by an unlocking actuator, to allow a user to manually move the cover panel. At step 1506, following the opening of the cover panel, a handle of the luggage article may be moved in a non-horizontal, non-vertical direction, which may be at an angle of between 10 and 80° to the horizontal, and may be upwardly and may away from a vehicle centreline. The movement of the handle may comprise movement of the entire luggage article, such as by a carrier arranged within the vehicle. The movement of the handle at step 1506 may be initiated due to movement of the cover panel from the closed position or may be due to receipt of the user input signal from step 1502 and the method may comprise a delay mechanism, such that the extension of the handle occurs later than opening of the cover panel. At step 1508, the vehicle may move the article outwardly from the inner volume of the storage compartment. This may be performed by a carrier, which may slide horizontally relative to the vehicle, or may be performed by a user who may grasp the extended handle of the luggage article in order to move the luggage article. Movement of the carrier to deploy the luggage article may occur before or after extension of the handle and so step 1508 may occur before, after or simultaneously with step 1506. It will be appreciated that various changes and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the scope of the present application. 13

Claims

1. A vehicle and luggage article pairing comprising:a vehicle comprising:a vehicle body;a storage compartment in the vehicle body, the storage compartment having a luggage-receiving portion; anda storage compartment cover panel, the storage compartment cover panel being moveable relative to the vehicle body between an open position and a closed position, wherein the storage compartment cover panel allows access from the exterior of the vehicle to the storage compartment in the open position and prevents access from the exterior of the vehicle to the storage compartment in the closed position; anda luggage article comprising:a casing 602) at least partially defining a storage volume, the casing comprising a base configured to be received in the luggage-receiving portion of the storage location; anda handle arranged to extend from the casing;wherein the vehicle and the luggage article are configured such that, when the base is received in the luggage-receiving portion, the handle is arranged to extend relative to the vehicle at an angle between 10° and 80° from horizontal when the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position.

2. The vehicle and luggage article pairing of claim 1, wherein the luggage article comprises a handle extension mechanism arranged tomove the handle relative to the casing.

3. The vehicle and luggage article pairing of claim 2, wherein the handle extension mechanism comprises an electrically powered actuator arranged to automatically extend the handle in response to an electrical signal received from the vehicle.

4. The vehicle and luggage pairing of claim 2 or 3, wherein the handle extension mechanism comprises a biasing member arranged tobias the handle to move away from the vehicle and a catch arranged to prevent movement of the handle when engaged with the handle.

5. The vehicle and luggage pairing of claim 4, wherein the vehicle comprises a catch actuation member arranged to disengage the catch from the handle in response to the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position.

6. The vehicle and luggage pairing of claim 1 or 2, wherein the vehicle comprises a handle actuator arranged to move the handle relativeto the casing in response to the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position.

7. The vehicle and luggage pairing of any preceding claim, wherein the storage compartment comprises a carrier having the luggagereceiving portion, the carrier being movable outwardly relative to the vehicle.

8. The vehicle and luggage pairing of claim 6, wherein the vehicle comprises a carrier actuator arranged to move the carrier, and wherein the carrier actuator is arranged to be actuated in response to the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position to move the carrier outwardly from the storage compartment.

9. The vehicle and luggage pairing of claim 6 or 7, wherein the carrier is arranged to retain the luggage article at an angle between 10°and 80° from horizontal and / or to move the luggage article at an angle between 10° and 80° from horizontal in response to the storage compartment cover panel being moved from the closed position.

10. The vehicle and luggage pairing of any preceding claim, wherein the luggage article comprises a first electrical connector, and wherein the vehicle comprises a second electrical connector arranged to be electrically coupled to the first electrical connector; and14wherein the vehicle is configured to transfer electrical power to the luggage article via the electrical connectors.

11. The vehicle and luggage pairing of any preceding claim, wherein the luggage article comprises an energy storage device arranged to receive electrical energy from the vehicle.

512. The vehicle and luggage pairing of any preceding claim, wherein the vehicle comprises a passenger compartment and an access door arranged to allow access to the passenger compartment, andwherein the storage compartment is positioned forward of a door to a passenger compartment.10 13. The vehicle and luggage pairing of claim 12, wherein the vehicle comprises two front wheels aligned along a front axle and two rearwheels aligned along a rear axis, andwherein the storage compartment is positioned rearward of the front wheels of vehicle.

14. The vehicle and luggage pairing of any preceding claim, wherein the storage compartment cover panel is arranged to move horizontally 15 between the open position and the closed position.

15. The vehicle and luggage pairing of any preceding claim, wherein the casing has dimensions of at least 40cmx30cmx15cm.16

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