Patent ID: 8739910

Claim:
A power supply system for an electric vehicle, comprising: a battery mounted on a vehicle body of the electric vehicle; a first power line via which power is to be supplied from the battery; a first connector connecting the first power line to the battery; a first shock absorbing member provided in a vehicle body frame of the vehicle body and including a structure to deform to absorb collision energy when a front-end collision of the electric vehicle occurs; a first rigid member disposed on a front side of the first shock absorbing member and including a first front connection portion and a rear portion, the first front connection portion being connected to the first shock absorbing member; and a second rigid member disposed on a rear side of the first shock absorbing member and including a first rear connection portion and a front portion, the first rear connection portion being connected to the first shock absorbing member, the rear portion of the first rigid member being spaced apart from the front portion of the second rigid member in a front and rear direction of the electric vehicle, the rear portion of the first rigid member being contactable with the front portion of the second rigid member at a contact point when a front-end collision of the electric vehicle occurs, the first connector being disposed within a first triangular region defined by the first front connection portion, the first rear connection portion, and the contact point in a plan view of the electric vehicle.