Slotted terminal plate

A vehicle comprising:

• an electric motor electrically coupled to a battery and configured to convert electric energy into rotational power;
• a controller configured to control the electric motor and control a provision of electric power from the battery to the electric motor;
• the battery including:
• an energy storage portion;
• a first terminal plate physically contacting, and electrically connected to, the energy storage portion via a first interior facing surface;
• a second terminal plate physically contacting, and electrically connected to, the energy storage portion via a second interior facing surface;
• the first terminal plate comprising at least one groove extending into the first terminal plate from a first exterior facing surface, the first exterior facing surface being opposite the first interior facing surface;
• and
• wherein a skin effect of the first terminal plate, at the first exterior facing surface extends from a circumference of the first terminal plate and from each edge of the at least one groove when an alternating current passes through the first terminal plate.