Structural assembly and vehicle having structural assembly

A structural assembly for an electric vehicle, the structural assembly comprising:

• a vehicle frame distinct from a vehicle body, the vehicle frame including opposed longitudinal rails, each longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails including a first second and a second section;
• a battery structure disposed between the opposed longitudinal rails, the battery structure comprising a battery housing configured to house power storage units;
• a pair of mounting structures, each mounting structure of the pair of mounting structures proximate a respective side of the battery housing and including internal stiffening members, each mounting structure further includes:
• an inboard portion having a first height substantially equal to a height of the battery housing;
• and
• an outboard portion having a second height, the first height being greater than the second height, the outboard portion supporting a corresponding longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails;
• and
• a plurality of fasteners extending through the outboard portion of a corresponding mounting structure of the pair of mounting structures and a corresponding longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails to secure the vehicle frame and the battery structure to each other,
• wherein the second section of each longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails has a length that is greater than a length of the inboard portion and less than a length of the outboard portion.

An electric vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• a vehicle frame distinct from the vehicle body, the vehicle frame including opposed longitudinal rails, each longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails including a first second and a second section;
• a battery structure disposed between the opposed longitudinal rails, the battery structure comprising a battery housing configured to house power storage units and a pair of mounting structures, each mounting structure of the pair of mounting structures secured to a respective side of the battery housing and supporting a corresponding longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails, each mounting structure of the pair of mounting structures including an inboard portion and an outboard portion, the outboard portion supporting the second section of a corresponding longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails;
• and
• a plurality of fasteners extending through a corresponding mounting structure of the pair of mounting structures and a corresponding longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails to secure the vehicle frame and the battery structure to each other,
• wherein an outer periphery of the corresponding mounting structure is substantially flush with an outer periphery of the corresponding longitudinal rail, and
• wherein the second section of each longitudinal rail of the opposed longitudinal rails has a length that is greater than a length of the inboard portion and less than a length of the outboard portion.