Abstract: A battery module includes at least one first battery cell and at least one second battery cell, a support structure, a first bus bar and a second bus bar. The first battery cell and the second battery cell are received in the support structure in the same orientation. The first bus bar and the second bus bar are disposed on said support structure. The first battery cell and the second battery cell each have a first terminal and a second terminal. Furthermore, batteries that can be manufactured from one type of disclosed battery module are also disclosed. The batteries can be manufactured, for example, by serial interconnection using the coupling sections and parallel interconnection using the parallel circuit elements.