HIGH VOLTAGE COMPONENT DEFLECTOR SHIELD

A vehicle including a frame supporting an electric drive motor, a high-voltage component attached to a forward end and upper surface of the electric drive motor, and a protection shield attached to the forward end of the electric drive motor at a position forward and spaced apart from the high-voltage component, wherein the protection shield is configured to shield and deflect components of the vehicle that are forced in a direction toward the high-voltage component during a frontal collision of the vehicle.