Patent ID: 6973982

Claim:
A motor structure of an electric vehicle, the electric vehicle being driven by an electric motor, comprising: an electric motor unit including a motor housing having a cylindrical housing portion for accommodating the electric motor, and a gear housing portion for accommodating differential gears, wherein the electric motor unit is driven by a fuel cell, accessories, including an intake system supplying air to the fuel cell, mounted onto the electric motor unit; a radiator positioned at a front side of the electric vehicle and in front of the electric motor unit; and a universal joint connecting a first drive shaft extending from the differential gears with a second drive shaft connected to a wheel of the electric vehicle, wherein said universal joint is adjacent to a radially extending side surface of the cylindrical housing portion of the motor housing, and an outer portion of the universal joint that is adjacent to the side surface extends by a first distance in a radial direction relative to the first drive shaft, and an inner portion of the electric motor that is closest to the first drive shaft in the radial direction is separated from the first drive shaft by a second distance that is less than the first distance.