MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY

The invention relates to a vehicle battery comprising a battery module (2) having a plurality of stacked battery cells (3), a holding structure surrounding the battery module (2), having two side parts arranged parallel to the side walls of such a stack of battery cells (3) and on opposite side walls of the battery module (2), a heat sink arranged below the battery module (2), and a first thermal pad arranged between the heat sink and an underside of the battery module (2), which thermally couples the battery module (2) to the heat sink. To improve the heat dissipation of the vehicle battery, a thermally conductive element (5) is arranged in at least one of the intermediate regions (4) formed between two adjacent battery cells (3), which extends from the intermediate region out to at least one of the side parts of the holding structure and is in thermal contact therewith. The side part at which the thermally conductive element (5) is in thermal contact is furthermore thermally coupled to the heat sink.