Battery Housing Comprising A Spacer

A battery housing for a motor vehicle comprising a base part having a base plate and a cover part having a cover plate. The base part and the cover part delimit a receptacle volume for receiving at least one battery module. The two plates are spaced apart by at least one spacer which is disposed inside the receptacle volume and is supported on the two plates. In the region of at least one support of the spacer, the respective plate has a cut-out. The spacer has an insertion portion which projects into the cut-out and is secured on this plate. The insertion portion projects into the cut-out to the maximum extent that the end face of the insertion portion lies flush with the outer side of the plate.