BATTERY MODULE

A battery module having a plurality of battery cells (), in particular lithium-ion battery cells () which in a longitudinal direction () of the battery module () are disposed so as to be mutually adjacent, and the plurality of battery cells () are mutually braced by means of a tensioning element (), wherein a thermal compensation element () is disposed between a battery cell () and the tensioning element (), and the tensioning element (), on a side of the tensioning element () that faces away from the battery cell (), is connected to a heating element ().