Battery installed in elevator car

An elevator system comprising:

• a hoistway;
• and
• an elevator car suspended in the hoistway via a suspension member and drivable along the hoistway, the elevator car including:
• an elevator car panel;
• at least one battery pocket disposed in the elevator car panel;
• and
• at least one battery removably positioned in the at least one battery pocket, configured such that one or more of inspection, maintenance, replacement or repair of the at least one battery may be performed without entry into the hoistway and the elevator of the elevator system.

A method of servicing an elevator system comprising:

• driving an elevator car along a hoistway;
• stopping the elevator car near a selected elevator landing floor;
• and
• at least partially removing at least one battery from at least one battery pocket at the elevator car via a technician located at the selected elevator landing floor without entry into the hoistway and the elevator car for one or more of inspection, maintenance, replacement or repair.