ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SYSTEM

A holding structure forming at least part of a vehicle chassis for housing battery modules is disclosed herein. The holding structure has two side members, at least one of the side members defines one or more first apertures for receiving one or more battery modules of the battery modules. The holding structure may have at least one cross member that extends between the two side members. The holding structure has at least one mounting member projecting from the at least one cross member that is parallel to the two side members and that defines a plurality of second apertures that are each laterally displaced from a respective aperture of the plurality of first apertures. When received by a mounting member, the battery module extends through an aperture of the plurality of second apertures and the respective aperture of the plurality of first apertures.