Bowstring-truss battery cradle system

A vehicle with a rear floor deck for receiving a battery comprising:

• a first and second side beam, each having a first and second end, the first and second side beams are spaced from one another and positioned substantially parallel to one another;
• a center beam, having a first and second end, positioned between the first and second side beams;
• a cross beam secured with a first end of the first, second and center beams, the cross beam, having a first and second end, substantially transverse to the first, second and center beams, the cross beam includes a top cross member and bottom cross member;
• a truss coupled with the cross beam, the truss stabilizing the cradle;
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• the second ends of the first and second side beams including a mechanism to enable securement of the cradle with the vehicle body and the first and second ends of the cross beam including a mechanism to enable securement of the cradle with the vehicle.

A battery cradle for a vehicle comprising:

• a first and second side beam, each having a first and second end, the first and second side beams are spaced from one another and positioned substantially parallel to one another;
• a center beam, having a first and second end, positioned between the first and second side beams;
• a cross beam secured with a first end of the first, second and center beams so that the first, second and center beams cantilever from the cross beam, the cross beam, having a first and second end, substantially transverse to the first, second and center beams,
• a truss coupled with the cross beam, the truss stabilizing the cradle;
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• the second ends of the first and second side beams including a mechanism to enable securement of the cradle with a vehicle body and the first and second ends of the cross beam including a mechanism to enable securement of the cradle with a vehicle.