Vehicle incorporating a deformable front frame structure

A vehicle, comprising:

• an electric motor operatively connected to at least one driving wheel of the vehicle, and
• a frame structure comprising first and second side members extending in a longitudinal direction along opposite sides of the vehicle and at least one cross member extending in a transversal direction of the vehicle and being connected to the first and second side members,
• wherein the electric motor is supported by the frame structure such that the electric motor is arranged in a front portion of the vehicle in association with a pair of front wheels of the vehicle,
• wherein each of the side members, at least along a deformable section thereof, is configured to deform by bending in an inwards and/or outwards transversal direction when compressed by a longitudinally directed force exceeding a threshold value, such as in case the vehicle is subject to a sufficiently energetic frontal collision,
• wherein a first cross member extends between the first and second side members at the deformable section thereof,
• wherein the electric motor is supported by the first cross member,
• wherein the first cross member is mounted to at least one of the side members via a mounting arrangement comprising an elongated fastening element extending in a direction that exhibits a substantial angle in relation to the transversal direction of the vehicle, preferably around 90°,
• wherein the fastening element extends through a first hole in the cross member and a second hole in the corresponding side member, and
• wherein at least one of the first and second holes, at least in the transversal direction, is substantially larger/wider than a diameter of the fastening element so as to allow at least an initial bending deformation of the side member without pressing the fastening element onto an edge of the larger/wider hole.