VENT GAS DIVERTER FOR RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM OF VEHICLE

A rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) of a vehicle includes a plurality battery cells. The plurality of battery cells includes a plurality of cell vents to exhaust hot vent gas from the plurality of battery cells. A diverter is positioned at at least one cell vent of the plurality of cell vents and defines a diverter chamber. The diverter includes one or more diverter openings to direct the vent gas in one or more selected directions.