Lithium ion battery module having a compartmentalized housing

A battery module, comprising:

• a housing having:
• an upper edge;
• a plurality of compartments within the housing;
• a thermal management fluid;
• a plurality of thermal management passages, each thermal passage of the plurality of thermal passages providing a space for the thermal management fluid and containing the thermal management fluid;
• a conductive member attached to each thermal passage;
• and
• a plurality of tubes, at least each tube of a group of tubes of the plurality of tubes having at least one thermal passage;
• a plurality of lithium-ion cell elements corresponding in quantity to the plurality of compartments within the housing, each one of the plurality of lithium-ion cell elements being disposed in each of the compartments of the housing and having two terminals, each one of the plurality of lithium-ion cell elements having an anode and a cathode and having at least two tubes of the group of tubes, each tube of the at least two tubes being integral to each lithium-ion cell element and acting as one of the two terminals of each lithium-ion cell element;
• and
• a cover disposed over the plurality of lithium-ion cell elements and against the upper edge of the housing to form a shared space underneath the cover and above the plurality of compartments of the housing, the shared space being in fluid communication with each compartment of the plurality of compartments, the anode and the cathode of each of the lithium-ion cell elements being accessible in the shared space.