BATTERY-POWERED VEHICLE

The invention relates to a battery-powered vehicle comprising a chassis extending between the rear end and the front end of the vehicle. The chassis comprises an upper frame plate and a lower frame plate, wherein the lower frame plate is located vertically below the upper frame plate. The battery-powered vehicle further comprises a battery stack, which comprises a plurality of traction battery packs stacked on top of each other between the upper and lower frame plates, wherein each traction battery pack is vertically tightened to a neighboring traction battery pack and wherein at least one traction battery pack is tightened to one of said upper and lower frame plates.