BODY FOR VEHICLE, AND BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE

A body for a vehicle includes an upper member. The upper member has an internal space between a first plate and a second plate, and the internal space extends in a longitudinal direction of the upper member. The first plate includes an upper wall portion, an inner wall portion, and a first flange extending along a lower end of the inner wall portion. The second plate includes a lower wall portion, an outer wall portion, and a second flange extending along an inner end of the lower wall portion and joined to the first flange. In a first section in the longitudinal direction of the upper member, the first flange and the second flange protrude in a first direction. In a second section in the longitudinal direction of the upper member, the first flange and the second flange protrude in a second direction different from the first direction.