LIGHTWEIGHT, SINGLE-PIECE ENERGY ABSORBING AND INTRUSION RESISTANT BATTERY TRAY FOR A VEHICLE

A single-piece, lightweight, energy-absorbing, and impact resistant battery tray for a battery enclosure for a vehicle includes a lower floor including an impact resisting structure, upwardly sloping side walls integrally formed with the lower floor, and a peripheral flange integrally formed with the upwardly sloping side walls and including an energy absorbing structure.