Patent ID: 8479858

Claim:
A battery arrangement structure of a vehicle, comprising: an electric motor to drive front wheels of the vehicle; a battery to supply an electric power to the electric motor; a dash panel partitioning a vehicle-inside space from a vehicle-front side space located in front of the vehicle-inside space, a floor panel partitioning the vehicle-inside space from a vehicle outside located below the vehicle-inside space; and a tunnel portion provided at the floor panel so as to project upwardly toward an inside of the vehicle-inside space, the tunnel portion extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction so as to have a longitudinal substantially-straight center line thereof, wherein said dash panel is formed to extend substantially upward from a front end portion of said floor panel, said electric motor is arranged in the vehicle-front side space partitioned from the vehicle-inside space by said dash panel, and a drive shaft coupling the electric motor to the front wheels is provided in front of the dash panel, said battery is arranged at a specified position, in a vehicle width direction, which is located on said longitudinal substantially-straight center line of the tunnel portion, and at least a front-side portion of the battery is arranged in the vehicle-front side space partitioned from the vehicle-inside space by said dash panel so that part of the front-side portion of the battery overlaps with said drive shaft in the vehicle longitudinal direction.