battery compartment 14 in the upper region is provided with widened portions 6 extending on both sides which form upwardly facing horizontal support surfaces 26 a battery container as is shown in fig3 and 4 and denoted by 28 may be inserted approximately positively into the battery compartment the front face of the battery container 28 being slightly retracted relative to the skin of the vehicle 10 so that the battery compartment 14 may be sealed by a cover casing or flap not shown the battery compartment 14 is fully open at the bottom so that a forklift may move with its fork under the compartment 14 and insert a battery into or remove a battery from the compartment 14 in fig1 it may be seen that a similar frame as is shown in fig3 and 4 is provided on the front face with insertion pockets 13 which extend a predetermined distance into the supporting frame parallel arms 30 of a c shaped hook 14 a are inserted into the pockets 13 the arms being connected to a vertical supporting arm 32 u2014 which is shown at 34 u2014 which may be suspended on a hoist therefore the received battery container may be installed and or removed by means of the hook 14 a in fig2 it may be seen that in the battery compartment 14 catches 7 are arranged on opposing sides the catches 7 are biased by a spring not shown and come into engagement.