US Patent 9090218 Battery system component layout structure for electrically driven vehicle

A vehicle battery system component layout structure is basically provided with a center room, a rear room, a vehicle propulsion battery and an auxiliary battery. The center room of a vehicle is configured to seat a driver and a passenger. The rear room of the vehicle is disposed rearward of the center room. The vehicle propulsion battery is disposed in a vehicle front side space in the rear room. The auxiliary battery is disposed in a vehicle rear side space in the rear room rearward of the propulsion battery and in a position in which the auxiliary battery overlaps with the propulsion battery in a vehicle longitudinal direction as viewed from a rear end of the vehicle.