Adjustable thermal mid-beam member for separating battery cell rows in a battery assembly

A vehicle comprising:

• a body;
• an electric drive unit supported in the body;
• and
• a battery assembly supported in the body and operationally connected to the electric drive unit, the battery assembly comprising:
• a housing having a plurality of walls including a base wall, a first end wall, a second end wall opposite the first end wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall opposite the first side wall, the first side wall and the second side wall extending between and connecting the first end wall and the second end wall, the plurality of walls defining a battery cell receiving zone;
• a plurality of battery cells arranged in the battery cell receiving zone, the plurality of battery cells including a first plurality of battery cells arranged in a first row and a second plurality of battery cells arranged in a second row, the first row and the second row extending between the first end wall and the second end wall;
• and
• a mid-beam member arranged between the first row and the second row, the mid-beam member including a first mid-beam element and a second mid-beam element, the first mid-beam element including a first end arranged at the base wall, a second end and a first intermediate portion, the first end includes a first flange that extends toward the first side wall, the second mid-beam element includes a first end portion arranged at the base wall, a second end portion joined with the second end of the first mid-beam element, and a second intermediate portion, the first end portion including a second flange that extends toward the second side wall, the mid-beam member including a passage that extends between the first end wall and the second end wall defined between the first intermediate portion and the second intermediate portion.