Arrangement of a drive unit in an electric vehicle

Arrangement of a drive unit in a vehicle, which drive unit comprises at least an electric traction motor, a fuel cell connected to supply electric power to the traction motor, and a fuel tank connected to the fuel cell, the fuel cell being mounted on a supporting structure for a floor of the vehicle in a position between wheels of the vehicle, wherein:

• the supporting structure comprises two longitudinal beams mounted under said vehicle floor at a distance from one another and two transverse beams which are situated at a distance from one another and extend between said longitudinal beams transversely to a direction of travel of the vehicle;
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• the fuel cell is mounted in an underfloor region of the vehicle between the longitudinal beams, in a safety region defined by the longitudinal and the transverse beams;
• said arrangement further comprising a plurality of auxiliary units for the fuel cell, which units are mounted in the underfloor region outside the longitudinal beams between the transverse beams.