BATTERY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE BATTERY SYSTEM

The present disclosure refers to a battery system (10) for an electric vehicle, comprising a high voltage battery (12) with a plurality of battery cells interconnected with one another for providing a high voltage output at battery system terminals (14, 16) of the battery system (10), further comprising a battery disconnecting element (20) for disconnecting the high voltage battery (12) from at least one of the battery system terminals (14, 16) in case of a malfunction or crash, wherein the battery disconnecting element (20) is powered by the high voltage battery (12).