REINFORCED BIPOLAR BATTERY ASSEMBLY

A battery assembly including: a) one or more stacks of a plurality of electrode plates comprising one or more bipolar plates having a substrate with an anode on one surface and a cathode on an opposing surface; b) a separator and an electrolyte located between adjacent pairs of the electrode plates of the one or more stacks; c) one or more terminal covers located adjacent to the plurality of electrode plates; and d) one or more terminals which are in contact with one or more current conductors, current collectors, or both and the one or more terminals are configured to transmit electrical current from the battery assembly to an exterior load; and wherein the one or more terminals pass through the one or more terminal covers such that the one or more terminals are exposed outside of the battery assembly.