BATTERY PROTECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE

A battery protection device installed in a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a vehicle body and a battery pack arranged inside the vehicle body is provided, wherein the battery protection device includes a vehicle body reinforcing structure provided to extend along a length direction of either side surface of the battery pack, two ends of the vehicle body reinforcing structure are fixed to the vehicle body respectively; and a battery protection structure that extends along the length direction of either side surface of the battery pack and is installed on a side of the vehicle body reinforcing structure far from the battery pack.