Vehicle battery tray having tub-based component

A battery tray for an electric vehicle, the battery tray comprising:

• a tub component having a floor portion and a perimeter wall portion extending from the floor portion to border a battery containment area of the tub component,
• wherein the floor portion and the perimeter wall portion are integrally formed together as a single integral piece, and
• wherein the single integral piece comprises a sheet molding compound;
• and
• a support structure coupled at an exterior side of the perimeter wall portion of the tub component and extending along an entire length of the exterior side.

A battery tray for an electric vehicle, the battery tray comprising:

• a tub component having a floor portion and a perimeter wall portion extending from the floor portion to border a battery containment area of the tub component;
• and
• a support structure coupled at an exterior side of the perimeter wall portion of the tub component and extending along an entire length of the exterior side,
• wherein the tub component further comprises at least one cross member portion that interconnects with the floor portion and the perimeter wall portion so as to span laterally across the battery containment area to divide the battery containment area into separate compartments, and
• wherein the floor portion, the perimeter wall portion, and the at least one cross member portion are integrally formed together as a single integral piece.