A battery box and fork arrangement for a vehicle, comprising: a battery box configured to retain a battery, the battery box comprising a base plate , a first fork comprising a heel end and a toe end; and a second fork comprising a heel end and a toe end; the battery box including a first locking component and a second locking component; the battery box and fork arrangement further comprises a torsion member coupled to the base plate , the torsion member including a first side arranged substantially orthogonally to the base plate , the torsion member first side including a third locking component, and a second side arranged substantially orthogonally to the base plate , the torsion member second side including a fourth locking component; characterized in that the heel end of the first fork comprises (i) a first surface configured to be locked to the base plate first locking component and including a fifth locking component configured to engage the first locking component of the base plate when the first surface locks to the base plate , and (ii) a second surface configured to be locked to the torsion member first side and including a sixth locking component configured to engage the third locking component of the torsion member first side when the second surface locks to the torsion member first side ; and wherein the heel end of the second fork comprises (i) a first surface configured to be locked to the base plate second locking component and including a seventh locking component configured to engage the second locking component of the base plate when the first surface locks to the base plate , and (ii) a second surface configured to be locked to the torsion member second side and including an eighth locking component configured to engage the fourth locking component of the torsion member second side when the second surface locks to the torsion member second side . a battery box configured to retain a battery, the battery box comprising a base plate , a first fork comprising a heel end and a toe end; and a second fork comprising a heel end and a toe end; the battery box including a first locking component and a second locking component; the battery box and fork arrangement further comprises a torsion member coupled to the base plate , the torsion member including a first side arranged substantially orthogonally to the base plate , the torsion member first side including a third locking component, and a second side arranged substantially orthogonally to the base plate , the torsion member second side including a fourth locking component; characterized in that the heel end of the first fork comprises (i) a first surface configured to be locked to the base plate first locking component and including a fifth locking component configured to engage the first locking component of the base plate when the first surface locks to the base plate , and (ii) a second surface configured to be locked to the torsion member first side and including a sixth locking component configured to engage the third locking component of the torsion member first side when the second surface locks to the torsion member first side ; and wherein the heel end of the second fork comprises (i) a first surface configured to be locked to the base plate second locking component and including a seventh locking component configured to engage the second locking component of the base plate when the first surface locks to the base plate , and (ii) a second surface configured to be locked to the torsion member second side and including an eighth locking component configured to engage the fourth locking component of the torsion member second side when the second surface locks to the torsion member second side . <EOS>