An automotive energy storage cell receptacle for fixing and/or contacting a plurality of energy storage cells with two receiving devices between which the energy storage cells are held, wherein the energy storage cells each have plus and minus pole contact elements, wherein the receiving devices each have at least one carrier plate and at least one contact plate for electrical contacting, which is clamped in a form-fit or force-fit manner to the at least one carrier plate, wherein both the carrier plate and the contact plate have a honeycomb-like structure for receiving the plurality of energy storage cells, wherein the carrier plate has interconnected partial receptacles formed in hexagonal shape on the outside and the contact plate has frames which are interconnected, wherein each frame is formed in hexagonal shape on the inside and outside.