Patent ID: 8783401

Claim:
A saddle riding, electric vehicle comprising: a swing arm removably and vertically swingably supported on a vehicle body frame; an electric motor, disposed on the swing arm, for generating drive power for rotatably driving a rear wheel rotatably supported at a rear portion of the swing arm; a battery, disposed on the swing arm, for supplying the electric motor with electric power; and a control unit, disposed on the swing arm, for controlling the electric motor; wherein: the swing arm integrally provides, forwardly of the rear wheel, a bulkhead for disposing the battery in isolation from the electric motor and the control unit; and the bulkhead has an opening portion facing terminals disposed in the battery, the swing arm further including: a battery accommodating portion having the bulkhead forming part of an outer periphery thereof; and an arm portion having the bulkhead as part of constituent elements thereof, the arm portion extending from a first crosswise end portion EP of the battery accommodating portion and to a first crosswise side Ls of the arm portion disposed further leftwardly with respect to the rear wheel; the control unit is disposed on an outer surface of the arm portion so as to overlap part of the battery in a side view; and the arm portion is removably fitted with a cover member for covering from an outside the arm portion and the control unit disposed on the arm portion.