Patent ID: 8276698

Claim:
An electrically propelled vehicle comprising a battery which is accommodated by a battery box which is arranged in a rear of the vehicle and under the floor thereof, and a) the floor has a cutout which, in top view, is larger than an outline of the battery box, b) the cutout has a reinforced edge to which, at a front and rear of the cutout, downwardly directed supporting parts for the battery box are fastened, c) a rear supporting part is fastened to the vehicle via a pair of flanges having rearwardly and downwardly sloping stop surfaces, the pair of flanges make contact with each other along the stop surfaces, the stop surfaces are connected to each other by shear bolts, wherein the shear bolts are dimensioned in such a manner that the shear bolts shear at a defined impact force, and d) the battery box is rigid and fastened to the pair of flanges, wherein, in the event of a collision and shearing of the shear bolts, the pair of flanges slide on each other which results in the entire battery box to pivot downward.