A straddle-type vehicle comprising: a seat which may be straddled and seated by a rider; an electric motor configured to generate traveling power for driving a wheel; a battery case arranged in front of the scat and accommodating a battery storing DC power to be supplied to the electric motor; and a charging connector which is arranged above the battery and through which the battery may be charged from an external power supply, and an electric component arranged above the battery case, wherein the charging connector is arranged behind the electric component and in front of the seat, wherein the charging connector is provided outside the battery case and includes a connector connection surface to which a power supply connector of the external power supply may be connected and which faces in a vehicle width direction, and the charging connector is attachable to and detachable from a vehicle body integrally with the battery, and wherein the battery case is attachable to and detachable from the vehicle body together with the battery, characterized in that the straddle-type vehicle further comprising: an electric component cover attached at an upper side of the battery case, an electric component space being formed between the electric component cover and the battery case, the electric component space accommodating the electric component; and an upper cover provided in front of the seat and covering the electric component cover, wherein the charging connector is arranged outside and behind the electric component cover and inside the upper cover wherein a rear portion of the upper cover is provided with a connector opening portion through which the connector connection surface of the charging connector is exposed toward one side, and a connector lid portion configured to close the connector opening portion. a seat which may be straddled and seated by a rider; an electric motor configured to generate traveling power for driving a wheel; a battery case arranged in front of the scat and accommodating a battery storing DC power to be supplied to the electric motor; and a charging connector which is arranged above the battery and through which the battery may be charged from an external power supply, and an electric component arranged above the battery case, wherein the charging connector is arranged behind the electric component and in front of the seat, wherein the charging connector is provided outside the battery case and includes a connector connection surface to which a power supply connector of the external power supply may be connected and which faces in a vehicle width direction, and the charging connector is attachable to and detachable from a vehicle body integrally with the battery, and wherein the battery case is attachable to and detachable from the vehicle body together with the battery, characterized in that the straddle-type vehicle further comprising: an electric component cover attached at an upper side of the battery case, an electric component space being formed between the electric component cover and the battery case, the electric component space accommodating the electric component; and an upper cover provided in front of the seat and covering the electric component cover, wherein the charging connector is arranged outside and behind the electric component cover and inside the upper cover wherein a rear portion of the upper cover is provided with a connector opening portion through which the connector connection surface of the charging connector is exposed toward one side, and a connector lid portion configured to close the connector opening portion. an electric component cover attached at an upper side of the battery case, an electric component space being formed between the electric component cover and the battery case, the electric component space accommodating the electric component; and an upper cover provided in front of the seat and covering the electric component cover, wherein the charging connector is arranged outside and behind the electric component cover and inside the upper cover wherein a rear portion of the upper cover is provided with a connector opening portion through which the connector connection surface of the charging connector is exposed toward one side, and a connector lid portion configured to close the connector opening portion. a connector opening portion through which the connector connection surface of the charging connector is exposed toward one side, and a connector lid portion configured to close the connector opening portion.