Abstract: A vehicle battery system includes a battery housing and a plurality of straps. The battery housing is configured to house a battery for powering the vehicle. Each of the plurality of straps is configured to extend about the battery housing, and includes a first end portion and a second end portion that are configured to be attached to the vehicle. The plurality of straps is configured such that upon application of a shock load to the battery housing along a first axis, the plurality of straps deforms prior to deformation of the battery housing.

Abstract: A battery module supports a stack of nested electrochemical cells. Each cell includes an electrically-conductive container including a bottom, and a sidewall surrounding a periphery of the bottom. Each cell includes an electrically-conductive cell cover configured to close an open end of the container, an insulating gasket disposed between the container and the cell cover and an electrically-conductive jelly roll electrode set disposed in the container. The cell cover is formed having a recess configured to receive the bottom of an adjacent cell. In particular, the recess is configured to conform to the shape and size of the bottom of the adjacent cell so that when the cells are stacked end-to-end, a cell stack is formed in which the cells of the stack a) fit within each other in a nested arrangement, and b) form an electrical connection.

Abstract: A vehicle battery system includes a battery housing and a plurality of straps. The battery housing is configured to house a battery for powering the vehicle. Each of the plurality of straps is configured to extend about the battery housing, and includes a first end portion and a second end portion that are configured to be attached to the vehicle. The plurality of straps is configured such that upon application of a shock load to the battery housing along a first axis, the plurality of straps deforms prior to deformation of the battery housing.