Biasing features for a battery module

A lithium-ion battery module, comprising:

• a housing;
• a stack of prismatic battery cells disposed in a receptacle area of the housing, each prismatic battery cell of the stack of prismatic battery cells having atop comprising a battery cell terminal and a bottom opposite the top, wherein the stack of prismatic battery cells is positioned such that the top of each prismatic battery cell faces outwardly away from the receptacle area;
• a thermal transfer layer positioned adjacent to the bottom of the prismatic battery cells within the housing and configured to facilitate thermal transfer from the prismatic battery cells;
• and
• an integrated sensing and bus bar subassembly positioned against the stack of prismatic battery cells and within the housing, wherein the integrated sensing and bus bar subassembly comprises a carrier, a bus bar integrated onto the carrier, a first biasing member integrated onto the carrier, and a second biasing member integrated onto the carrier;
• wherein the bus bar is configured to electrically couple prismatic battery cells of the stack of prismatic battery cells in an electrical arrangement;
• and
• wherein the first and second biasing members are positioned between the top of each prismatic battery cell of the stack of prismatic battery cells and the carrier, the first and second biasing members each comprise a strip having a first material more compliant than a second material of the carrier, the first and second biasing members bias the stack of prismatic battery cells inwardly toward the housing, a cell vent of each prismatic battery cell of the stack of prismatic battery cells is positioned between the first and second biasing members, and wherein the first and second biasing members are each integrated onto the carrier via a friction fit in which a first projection of the carrier is positioned within a first recess of the first biasing member and a second projection of the carrier is positioned within a second recess of the second biasing member.