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 , and is attached to a lower side of the vehicle body frame such that the motor accommodating portion increases the rigidity of the vehicle body frame , 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 (C2) of the output shaft is positioned below or above a straight line that passes through the shaft center (C1) 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 , and is attached to a lower side of the vehicle body frame such that the motor accommodating portion increases the rigidity of the vehicle body frame , 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 (C2) of the output shaft is positioned below or above a straight line that passes through the shaft center (C1) 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. <EOS>