MULTI-FUNCTION BATTERY PACK MODULE WITH END PLATE RECEIVER

A battery module for a battery pack assembly of an electric vehicle includes a housing having an interior configured to house a plurality of battery cells. First and second opposed end plates each include a receiving aperture fluidly coupled to the housing interior and configured to fit over and receive a cooling/mounting connector of the battery pack assembly to facilitate a quick-connect coupling to the battery pack assembly. The first end plate receiving aperture is configured to receive a flow of coolant from a coolant passage in a first cooling/mounting connector and provide the coolant flow to the housing interior for cooling of the plurality of battery cells. The second end plate receiving aperture is configured to receive the flow of coolant from the housing interior and provide the flow of coolant to a coolant passage in a second cooling/mounting connector.