Patent ID: 8936129
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
1. An electric straddled vehicle comprising: a swing arm which is swingably journaled to a vehicle body frame and rotatably journals a rear wheel; an electric motor which supplies a rotational driving force to said rear wheel; and a motor driver which has a driving circuit of the electric motor in said swing arm, wherein said electric motor is disposed at a position where a rotary shaft of said electric motor is parallel to an axle of said rear wheel and is offset therefrom in the width direction of the vehicle and at least one portion of said electric motor at one side position of said rear wheel in the width direction of the vehicle overlaps said rear wheel when seen from a side portion of the vehicle body, and said motor driver is disposed at a front side of the rear wheel of the vehicle body and across the width direction of the vehicle body centerline.