COOLANT HOUSING FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ELECTRIC MACHINE

A coolant housing for an electric machine, preferably for automotive use, comprises a hollow body (2) extending around its own central axis (A) and provided with a radially internal wall (3), delimiting a reception volume (5) of an electric machine, and a radially external wall (4). The housing further comprises a cavity (6) delimited between the radially internal wall (3) and the radially external wall (4) and containing at least one latent heat storage element (7) arranged inside said cavity (6).