STRUCTURAL VENT CHANNEL FOR RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM OF VEHICLE

A rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) of a vehicle includes a plurality of battery cells. The plurality of battery cells includes a plurality of vent passages to exhaust hot vent gas from the plurality of battery cells. A cell bridge is positioned over the plurality of vent passages. The cell bridge includes a wire mesh and a plastic material. A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a powertrain positioned in the vehicle body, and a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) operably connected to the powertrain. The RESS includes a plurality of battery cells, and the plurality of battery cells includes a plurality of vent passages to exhaust hot vent gas from the plurality of battery cells. A cell bridge is positioned over the plurality of vent passages. The cell bridge includes a wire mesh and a plastic material.