NOVELTY - The battery console (1) has a battery compartment comprising a floor, a rear wall, and respective left and right sidewalls. A bracket (6) fixes the battery (10a) to the battery compartment. The bracket is attachable to the floor of the battery compartment and has a retaining flange for partially clamping a bottom flange of a battery placed in the battery compartment. The respective sidewalls adjacent to the rear wall have a respective channeled section for partially receiving the bottom flange of a battery placed in the battery compartment.    USE - Battery console for a vehicle (claimed) battery, such as starter battery.    ADVANTAGE - Provides an improved battery console for a vehicle battery that is produced at low cost, low in weight and which allows for ease of mounting and fixing of battery and minimizes risks associated with mounting and fixing of vehicle batteries. The compact design of battery console with the clamping member or bracket allows for reduced packaging space requirements and an improved accessibility for mounting/dismounting of a battery to the battery console. The respective channeled sections provide for retaining the battery in the battery compartment should the battery for some reason be accelerated upwards from the battery compartment, i.e. in a direction away from the floor. The anchoring of the bracket makes it possible to reduce the dimensions of the bracket, e.g. the thickness of the sheet metal used therefore, and to use ordinary steel for the bracket, ensuring low cost without compromising the safety of the arrangement. Integrally formed wiring attachment points are provided to eliminate the need for separate cable fixing brackets, which facilitates assembly and mounting, reduces cost, and further improves the packaging space requirements. The spacer adaptor makes it possible to use the same battery console and bracket for mounting of a reduced- length battery without the provision of additional attachment points for the bracket. A single bracket attachment point is provided to allow for maintaining a low weight design. The spacer adaptor also minimizes the packaging space requirements as well as the number of additional components required for mounting of such a reduced-length battery to the battery compartment. The battery support flange provides for further improved retention of a reduced-length battery mounted to the battery compartment. Contact elements are provided to ensure that the battery does not have the possibility of being accelerated towards the side walls of the battery compartment during vehicle travel. Elimination of the possibility of acceleration makes it possible to reduce the dimensions of the battery console, thus ensuring low cost without compromising the safety of arrangement. The provision of slanting surfaces facilitates mounting/dismounting of a battery to the battery compartment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic perspective view of a battery console to receive a full-length battery.    Battery console (1)    Bracket (6)    Battery (10a)