Battery cell having a prismatic conductive housing

Abstract

A battery cell, suitable for use in an electric vehicle, includes a prismatic conductive casing having an electrically conductive casing body with a width (W), a height (H) and a thickness (T) and having a generally rectangular cross-section when seen in the thickness direction (z). A stack of layer assemblies is accommodated in the casing body, each layer assembly including a cathode layer, an anode layer and a separator layer there between, the layers extending in a width direction (x) and in a height direction (y) and being of a generally rectangular shape, a stack height extending in the thickness direction (z). The cathode and anode layers each include a cathode tab and an anode tab, respectively, one set of tabs extending in the width direction (x) along a lower part, substantially along the width (W) of the casing and being in conductive contact with a bottom of the casing.