Patent ID: 8973698
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: B60L,B60Y,B62J,B62K,B62M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An electric motorcycle which drives a drive wheel by driving power generated by a motor, comprising: a charging connector to which an outside charging connector connected to an outside electric power supply is removably attached; a battery configured to be charged with electric power supplied from the outside electric power supply in a state in which the outside charging connector is connected to the charging connector, and to discharge the electric power stored therein to supply the electric power to the motor; a rear frame connected to a front frame of a vehicle body; and a seat on which a driver or passenger is seated and a cowling for covering the vehicle body, the seat and the cowling being mounted to the rear frame, wherein the seat or the cowling is pivotally or removably attached to the rear frame, and wherein the charging connector is placed in a space in the vicinity of the rear frame, the space being configured to be opened and closed by the seat or the cowling, the electric motorcycle further comprising: a battery case for accommodating the battery, wherein the battery case is placed such that the battery case overlaps with the front frame when viewed from a side, wherein the seat is pivotally or removably attached to the rear frame, and wherein the charging connector is placed in a front portion of the space in the vicinity of the rear frame, the space being opened and closed by the seat, and a front wall portion of the seat is in close proximity to a rear surface of the battery case and faces the rear surface of the battery case.