Patent ID: 7306063

Claim:
A power control unit for an electric vehicle comprising: a traction motor including a first side with an outputting shaft and a second side being free of an outputting shaft, said first and second sides being disposed adjacent to each other in a width direction of said electric vehicle; a box which is provided above both said first side and said second side of said traction motor and which accommodates a device for controlling an electric power supply of said electric vehicle, wherein said traction motor and said box are provided at a center location of the width direction of said electric vehicle; a connector case which is provided on the box; and a plurality of electric cables which are connected to the connector case, wherein a first part of the electric cables is connected to said traction motor, and wherein a second part of the electric cables passes through said second side and is connected to a power supply apparatus disposed at a position displaced in a front-to-back direction against said traction motor.