Structural Battery for an Electric Vehicle and Method of Manufacturing

A battery pack for use in an electric vehicle, includes two longitudinal sill members extending in a length direction L, interconnected at a front side by a transverse front piece and at a distance from the front piece by a transverse member. Two or more rows of battery cells are placed side by side between the sill members. The front piece and the transverse member exert a compressive force of between 20 and 200 kN/mon the cells in the length direction.