One-Piece Battery Carrier and Method for Die Casting a One-Piece Battery Carrier

A battery carrier for receiving at least one battery module serving as a drive energy storage device for an electrically driven vehicle. The battery carrier can be connected to a body of the vehicle, including a substantially circumferential frame structure having longitudinal sides and transverse sides for forming a receiving area for the at least one battery module, wherein the battery carrier is integrally molded from a light metal material, in particular integrally cast from a light metal material. The receiving area encloses an area of at least 0.5 m2, in particular of at least 0.75 m2, particularly preferably of at least 1 m2. The present invention also relates to methods for die casting a substantially one-piece battery carrier from a light metal melt, in particular from an aluminum alloy melt.