VEHICLE WITH A MULTIFUNCTIONAL REAR CENTRAL CROSSMEMBER
The invention relates to an electric vehicle (1, 100) comprising a rear floor defined by two parallel longitudinal members (2, 3), the rear floor comprising a rear part (4) having a front zone (5) intended for the attachment of rear seats and for housing an electric battery (6), and a rear zone (7) intended to support a fuel tank (8) the two zones (5, 7) being separated from each other by a rear central crossmember (10) extending in a transverse direction Y of the vehicle (1, 100). According to the invention, the rear central crossmember (10) is in the form of three separate elements (15, 16, 17), including a straight central segment (15) and two lateral housings (16, 17), and the central segment (15) extends in a transverse direction Y of the vehicle, each of the two lateral housings (16, 17) being secured to one end of the central segment (15) and to a longitudinal member (2, 3).