BATTERY MODULE, METHOD OF MAKING SAME, AND END PLATE UNIT

A battery module having a plurality of battery cells () which are electrically conductively connected to one another in series and/or in parallel and are arranged adjacent to one another in a longitudinal direction () of the battery module (), so that a cell stack () is formed. An end plate unit () is arranged adjacent to a terminally arranged battery cell (), wherein the end plate unit () comprises at least two end plates () formed separately from one another, which are each mechanically connected to a same side surface () of the terminally arranged battery cell ().