Intercellular support structure of a battery system

A method, comprising:

• providing a battery system comprising a plurality of cells arranged in an array, wherein the battery system comprises:
• a first support structure comprising a first material to hold, in a first parallel configuration, a first portion of a first group of cells of the plurality of cells, the first support structure further comprising a first spacing within the first portion of the first group of cells, wherein the first parallel configuration distributes current load across the first group of cells;
• a second support structure, adjacent to the first support structure, comprising a second material to hold, in a second parallel configuration, a second portion of the first group of cells and a first portion of a second group of cells of the plurality of cells, the second support structure further comprising a second spacing between the second portion of the first group of cells and the first portion of the second group of cells, wherein the second spacing is greater than the first spacing, and wherein the second parallel configuration distributes current load across the second group of cells;
• and
• a third support structure, adjacent to the second support structure and opposite to the first support structure, comprising the first material to hold a second portion of the second group of cells of the plurality of cells, the third support structure further comprising the first spacing within the second portion of the second group of cells.

An electric vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of cells arranged in an array;
• a first support structure comprising a first material to hold, in a first parallel configuration, a first portion of a first group of cells of the plurality of cells with a first spacing within the first portion of the first group of cells, wherein the first parallel configuration distributes current load across the first group of cells;
• a second support structure, adjacent to the first support structure, comprising a second material to hold, in a second parallel configuration, a second portion of the first group of cells and a first portion of a second group of cells of the plurality of cells with a second spacing between the second portion of the first group of cells and the first portion of the second group of cells, wherein the second spacing is greater than the first spacing, and wherein the second parallel configuration distributes current load across the second group of cells;
• and
• a third support structure, adjacent to the second support structure and opposite to the first support structure, comprising the first material to hold a second portion of the second group of cells of the plurality of cells with the first spacing within the second portion of the second group of cells.