A saddle-type electric vehicle comprising: a battery; an electric motor that is disposed below the battery such that a rotary shaft of the electric motor is arranged in a lateral direction, and is configured to drive a drive wheel; a motor control unit that is configured to receive electrical power from the battery, and to supply the electrical power of the battery to the electric motor; and a motor accommodating portion that accommodates the electric motor, is disposed below a vehicle body frame (41, 50), and is attached to a lower side of the vehicle body frame (41, 50) such that the motor accommodating portion increases the rigidity of the vehicle body frame (41, 50), wherein the motor control unit includes an inverter that converts direct current of the batteries into alternating current for driving the electric motor and a control device for controlling the inverter, wherein the saddle-type electric vehicle further comprises an accommodating portion that accommodates the motor control unit; and an output shaft that is disposed below the battery and behind the electric motor, and is configured to be rotated by the drive of the electric motor, wherein the shaft center of the output shaft is positioned below or above a straight line that passes through the shaft center of the electric motor and is parallel to a lower surface of the battery in a side view of the vehicle body, and wherein the accommodating portion that accommodates the motor control unit is positioned below the battery and in front of the electric motor, characterized in that the accommodating portion that accommodates the motor control unit is arranged in a posture in which the length of the accommodating portion in the front-rear direction is less than the vertical height thereof in a side view of the vehicle body. a battery; an electric motor that is disposed below the battery such that a rotary shaft of the electric motor is arranged in a lateral direction, and is configured to drive a drive wheel; a motor control unit that is configured to receive electrical power from the battery, and to supply the electrical power of the battery to the electric motor; and a motor accommodating portion that accommodates the electric motor, is disposed below a vehicle body frame (41, 50), and is attached to a lower side of the vehicle body frame (41, 50) such that the motor accommodating portion increases the rigidity of the vehicle body frame (41, 50), wherein the motor control unit includes an inverter that converts direct current of the batteries into alternating current for driving the electric motor and a control device for controlling the inverter, wherein the saddle-type electric vehicle further comprises an accommodating portion that accommodates the motor control unit; and an output shaft that is disposed below the battery and behind the electric motor, and is configured to be rotated by the drive of the electric motor, wherein the shaft center of the output shaft is positioned below or above a straight line that passes through the shaft center of the electric motor and is parallel to a lower surface of the battery in a side view of the vehicle body, and wherein the accommodating portion that accommodates the motor control unit is positioned below the battery and in front of the electric motor, characterized in that the accommodating portion that accommodates the motor control unit is arranged in a posture in which the length of the accommodating portion in the front-rear direction is less than the vertical height thereof in a side view of the vehicle body.