Traction battery and vehicle having a traction battery

A traction battery for an electrically or semi-electrically driven vehicle, said traction battery comprising:

• a central battery control device;
• a plurality of battery modules connected to the central battery control device, the plurality of battery modules arranged one behind the other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, each battery module comprising at least one sealed battery module housing and at least one battery cell housed within the battery module housing, wherein each of the battery modules is configured to extend in a transverse direction of the vehicle between a left and a right vehicle longitudinal member;
• wherein each of the battery modules includes two opposing front faces, and a connection region disposed on both of the two opposing front faces, each connection region including an electrical connector;
• at least one respective busbar disposed in a region of each of the two front faces of the battery modules, which at least one respective busbar extends transversely to the connection regions and is substantially parallel to one of the vehicle longitudinal members and is configured to electrically connect at least two of the battery modules to one another and/or to the central battery control device;
• and
• a respective sealed conduit housing in the region of each of the two front faces of the battery modules, which respective sealed conduit housing is mechanically connected to the connection regions of the battery modules and within which at least one of the busbars is respectively housed.