While waiting for the batteries to arrive, I had welded a frame for the batteries to be mounted on. The frame is attached to Corolla's chassis under the same bolts that attach the Corolla's front bumber. I was eager to see how the batteries would fit on their frame and made a test fitting for them right away. After trying different possible layout alternatives, the solution shown in the picture above felt like the way to go. Now that the place for each cell has been decided, next thing to do is to fix them securely into their places.
To make room for the batteries the motor controller was decided to be moved slightly. There seems to be enough room for the battery chargers to be mounted right next to the motor controller. The 12V battery pack is planned to be mounted on the same place where Corolla had its original 12V battery.
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