An electric vehicle comprising: first front and rear wheels at a first side of the vehicle; second front and rear wheels at a second side of the vehicle, opposite the first side; and a chassis defining a cockpit; wherein the cockpit has a cockpit floor, a cockpit roof and first and second cockpit sidewalls extending between the cockpit floor and the cockpit roof, characterised in that the vehicle comprises: a first battery pack receiving portion adjacent at least a portion of the first cockpit sidewall and between the first front and rear wheels; a second battery pack receiving portion adjacent at least a portion of the second cockpit sidewall and between the second front and rear wheels; a first battery pack releasably secured to the first battery pack receiving portion by a first battery pack securing means; a second battery pack releasably secured to the second battery pack receiving portion by a second battery pack securing means; wherein the first and second battery packs are releasably secured to the respective first and second battery receiving portions so to at least partially overlap in a vertical direction with the respective first and second cockpit sidewalls; and wherein the first and second battery packs are positioned on the sides of the vehicle adjacent at least a portion of at least a first side and a second side of the cockpit. first front and rear wheels at a first side of the vehicle; second front and rear wheels at a second side of the vehicle, opposite the first side; and a chassis defining a cockpit; wherein the cockpit has a cockpit floor, a cockpit roof and first and second cockpit sidewalls extending between the cockpit floor and the cockpit roof, characterised in that the vehicle comprises: a first battery pack receiving portion adjacent at least a portion of the first cockpit sidewall and between the first front and rear wheels; a second battery pack receiving portion adjacent at least a portion of the second cockpit sidewall and between the second front and rear wheels; a first battery pack releasably secured to the first battery pack receiving portion by a first battery pack securing means; a second battery pack releasably secured to the second battery pack receiving portion by a second battery pack securing means; wherein the first and second battery packs are releasably secured to the respective first and second battery receiving portions so to at least partially overlap in a vertical direction with the respective first and second cockpit sidewalls; and wherein the first and second battery packs are positioned on the sides of the vehicle adjacent at least a portion of at least a first side and a second side of the cockpit. wherein the cockpit has a cockpit floor, a cockpit roof and first and second cockpit sidewalls extending between the cockpit floor and the cockpit roof, characterised in that the vehicle comprises: a first battery pack receiving portion adjacent at least a portion of the first cockpit sidewall and between the first front and rear wheels; a second battery pack receiving portion adjacent at least a portion of the second cockpit sidewall and between the second front and rear wheels; a first battery pack releasably secured to the first battery pack receiving portion by a first battery pack securing means; a second battery pack releasably secured to the second battery pack receiving portion by a second battery pack securing means; wherein the first and second battery packs are releasably secured to the respective first and second battery receiving portions so to at least partially overlap in a vertical direction with the respective first and second cockpit sidewalls; and wherein the first and second battery packs are positioned on the sides of the vehicle adjacent at least a portion of at least a first side and a second side of the cockpit. a first battery pack receiving portion adjacent at least a portion of the first cockpit sidewall and between the first front and rear wheels; a second battery pack receiving portion adjacent at least a portion of the second cockpit sidewall and between the second front and rear wheels; a first battery pack releasably secured to the first battery pack receiving portion by a first battery pack securing means; a second battery pack releasably secured to the second battery pack receiving portion by a second battery pack securing means; wherein the first and second battery packs are releasably secured to the respective first and second battery receiving portions so to at least partially overlap in a vertical direction with the respective first and second cockpit sidewalls; and wherein the first and second battery packs are positioned on the sides of the vehicle adjacent at least a portion of at least a first side and a second side of the cockpit.