STRUCTURAL BATTERY PACKS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO

Batteries are provided that include a base including a body having a hole, and an inner wall extending away from the base and disposed around the hole. An interior of the inner wall and the hole form at least part of a through-hole extending through the battery. The battery includes an outer wall extending away from the base and disposed around the inner wall. Cells are disposed on the base and between the inner wall and the outer wall. Structural battery packs are also provided that include: a hollow elongated member including a first interior space between its first and second ends; and one or more batteries disposed around the hollow elongated member between its first and second ends. Each battery includes a through-hole. The hollow elongated member is disposed through the through-hole of each battery. Methods related to the batteries and the structural battery packs are also provided.