Housing for battery module and battery module, battery and vehicle

The invention relates to a rectangular housing for a battery module (1) comprising two side parts (2a, 2b) and two end plates (3a, 3b), said two end plates (3a, 3b) are formed shorter than the side parts (2a, 2b) , the battery module (1) includes a plurality of battery cells (4), the battery cells (4) each having a first cover (5), a second cover (6), an anode (7) on the first cover (5) and a cathode (8) on said second cover (6), the anodes (7) and the cathode (8) of each battery cell (4) are electrically isolated from each other, and the battery cells (4) between the end plates (3a, 3b) arranged in parallel are characterized in that mutually adjacent battery cells (4) in each case by contact of their covers (5) are electrically connected, and battery module, battery and vehicle.