A battery module, comprising: a battery cell (142, 144; 212, 214); and a cooling fin (90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) disposed adjacent to the battery cell secured between rectangular ring-shaped frame members (140, 146; 210, 216), the cooling fin having a solid plate and first and second tab portions (182, 184, 186, 188) extending from first and second edges, respectively, of the solid plate, in which the first and second tab portions are bent perpendicular with respect to the solid plate and extend in a first direction, and the cooling fin is configured to extract heat energy from the battery cell thereto; a first cooling manifold (120, 122) that contacts the first tab portion of the cooling fin, the first cooling manifold having an outer rectangular ring-shaped wall extending in the first direction that defines at least one flow channel (270, 272, 274, 276, 278, 280, 282, 284, 286, 288, 290, 292, 294, 296) therethrough configured to receive a fluid therethrough and inner walls (230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248, 250, 252, 254, 256) disposed in the outer rectangular ring-shaped wall, the first cooling manifold configured to conduct heat energy from the first tab portion of the cooling fin into the fluid flowing through the first cooling manifold to cool the battery cell, in which the outer rectangular ring-shaped wall and the inner walls define flow channels; and characterized by a second cooling manifold (124, 126) that contacts the second tab portion of the cooling fin, the second cooling manifold having an outer rectangular ring-shaped wall extending in the first direction that defines at least one flow channel therethrough configured to receive a fluid therethrough and inner walls disposed in the outer rectangular ring-shaped wall, the second cooling manifold configured to conduct heat energy from the second tab portion of the cooling fin into the fluid flowing through the second cooling manifold to cool the battery cell, in which the outer rectangular ring-shaped wall and the inner walls define flow channels, wherein plastic end portions (190, 192) are disposed on a bottom end and a top end excluding the first and second tab portions, respectively, of the cooling fin. a battery cell (142, 144; 212, 214); and a cooling fin (90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) disposed adjacent to the battery cell secured between rectangular ring-shaped frame members (140, 146; 210, 216), the cooling fin having a solid plate and first and second tab portions (182, 184, 186, 188) extending from first and second edges, respectively, of the solid plate, in which the first and second tab portions are bent perpendicular with respect to the solid plate and extend in a first direction, and the cooling fin is configured to extract heat energy from the battery cell thereto; a first cooling manifold (120, 122) that contacts the first tab portion of the cooling fin, the first cooling manifold having an outer rectangular ring-shaped wall extending in the first direction that defines at least one flow channel (270, 272, 274, 276, 278, 280, 282, 284, 286, 288, 290, 292, 294, 296) therethrough configured to receive a fluid therethrough and inner walls (230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248, 250, 252, 254, 256) disposed in the outer rectangular ring-shaped wall, the first cooling manifold configured to conduct heat energy from the first tab portion of the cooling fin into the fluid flowing through the first cooling manifold to cool the battery cell, in which the outer rectangular ring-shaped wall and the inner walls define flow channels; and characterized by a second cooling manifold (124, 126) that contacts the second tab portion of the cooling fin, the second cooling manifold having an outer rectangular ring-shaped wall extending in the first direction that defines at least one flow channel therethrough configured to receive a fluid therethrough and inner walls disposed in the outer rectangular ring-shaped wall, the second cooling manifold configured to conduct heat energy from the second tab portion of the cooling fin into the fluid flowing through the second cooling manifold to cool the battery cell, in which the outer rectangular ring-shaped wall and the inner walls define flow channels, wherein plastic end portions (190, 192) are disposed on a bottom end and a top end excluding the first and second tab portions, respectively, of the cooling fin.