A battery cell, in particular a prismatic lithium ion cell, the battery cell comprising an electrode assembly, a battery case for housing the electrode assembly and a cap assembly for closing the battery case, the cap assembly comprising a set of terminals arranged thereon, wherein the electrode assembly comprises a first and a second stack (24, 26) of first electrode plates, separator plates and second electrode plates stacked on one another, wherein the first and the second plates (14, 16) are provided with electrode tabs for the external electric connection of the electrode assembly with the terminals, wherein the electrode tabs of the second plates are arranged opposed to the respective electrode tabs of the first electrode plates, and each electrode tab comprises a socket portion extending from the electrode plate (14, 16), a protruding portion, a bending portion and a connecting portion at the tip of the bending portion, wherein the protruding portion defines the intermediate portion between the socket portion and the bending portion, and the connecting portion is at the tip of the bending portion, wherein the protruding portions of the electrode tabs of the first and the second stack (24, 26) are bent inwards towards each other in the direction to the second and the first stack (26, 24) such that the protruding portions, the bending portions and the connecting portions of the first stack are overlapped with those of the second stack such that the plane of the overlapped protruding portion are parallel to the top surface of the electrode assembly and the overlapped bending portion of the electrode tabs are bent upwardly at least once around an axis which is perpendicular to the plane of the first and the second electrode plates (14, 16) such that the overlapped connecting portions extend parallel to the top surface of the electrode assembly, wherein the overlapped connecting portions are electrically connected with the terminals. wherein the electrode assembly comprises a first and a second stack (24, 26) of first electrode plates, separator plates and second electrode plates stacked on one another, wherein the first and the second plates (14, 16) are provided with electrode tabs for the external electric connection of the electrode assembly with the terminals, wherein the electrode tabs of the second plates are arranged opposed to the respective electrode tabs of the first electrode plates, and each electrode tab comprises a socket portion extending from the electrode plate (14, 16), a protruding portion, a bending portion and a connecting portion at the tip of the bending portion, wherein the protruding portion defines the intermediate portion between the socket portion and the bending portion, and the connecting portion is at the tip of the bending portion, wherein the protruding portions of the electrode tabs of the first and the second stack (24, 26) are bent inwards towards each other in the direction to the second and the first stack (26, 24) such that the protruding portions, the bending portions and the connecting portions of the first stack are overlapped with those of the second stack such that the plane of the overlapped protruding portion are parallel to the top surface of the electrode assembly and the overlapped bending portion of the electrode tabs are bent upwardly at least once around an axis which is perpendicular to the plane of the first and the second electrode plates (14, 16) such that the overlapped connecting portions extend parallel to the top surface of the electrode assembly, wherein the first and the second plates (14, 16) are provided with electrode tabs for the external electric connection of the electrode assembly with the terminals, wherein the electrode tabs of the second plates are arranged opposed to the respective electrode tabs of the first electrode plates, and each electrode tab comprises a socket portion extending from the electrode plate (14, 16), a protruding portion, a bending portion and a connecting portion at the tip of the bending portion, wherein the protruding portion defines the intermediate portion between the socket portion and the bending portion, and the connecting portion is at the tip of the bending portion, wherein the protruding portions of the electrode tabs of the first and the second stack (24, 26) are bent inwards towards each other in the direction to the second and the first stack (26, 24) such that the protruding portions, the bending portions and the connecting portions of the first stack are overlapped with those of the second stack such that the plane of the overlapped protruding portion are parallel to the top surface of the electrode assembly and the overlapped bending portion of the electrode tabs are bent upwardly at least once around an axis which is perpendicular to the plane of the first and the second electrode plates (14, 16) such that the overlapped connecting portions extend parallel to the top surface of the electrode assembly, wherein the overlapped connecting portions are electrically connected with the terminals.