Motor vehicle having a gas channel between a battery system and an underride protection plate

A motor vehicle with an electric drive, said motor vehicle comprising:

• a battery system including a battery module, a first wall in a first region of the battery system, and a second wall in a second region of the battery system, wherein the first wall and the second wall either form sidewalls of the battery module or are positioned beside the battery module;
• and
• an underride protection plate arranged in the motor vehicle at least in sections under the battery system,
• wherein a top surface of the underride protection plate is positioned to directly abut the battery system in the first region and in the second region, and
• wherein a first gap is disposed (i) between the first region and the second region and (ii) between the battery module and the top surface of the underride protection plate,
• wherein the first gap forms a first section of a gas channel;
• wherein the underride protection plate forms a passage to a second section of the gas channel in a section of the first region and/or in a section of the second region, wherein the second section extends between the battery system and the underride protection plate substantially parallel adjacent to the first section of the gas channel and between two walls of a second battery module;
• and wherein the gas channel is formed by the underride protection plate between the battery system and the underride protection plate, wherein the gas channel extends meanderingly under the battery modules.