VEHICLE LOWER STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF ACCOMMODATING BATTERY IN A VEHICLE
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November 16, 2022
[Task] To protect first and second battery units that are arranged on both sides in a vehicle width direction of a propeller shaft during a lateral collision. [0002] [Solution] A vehicle lower structure includes a battery pack 33 arranged under a floor panel and having: first and second battery units 31, 32 that are separately arranged from each other on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the propeller shaft; and a battery cover 60. The battery cover 60 has a first battery accommodation section 61, a second battery accommodation section 66, and a coupling section 71 that couples the first and second battery accommodation section 61, 66 and extends in the vehicle width direction. The coupling section 71 includes a fragile section 76 between the first and second battery accommodation sections 61, 66 in the vehicle width direction.
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