Patent ID: 8820461

Claim:
An electric vehicle, comprising: a pair of left and right rear wheels configured to be driven by rotary driving power; a motor configured to be supplied with electric power from a battery, and to provide the rotary driving power; a rear body configured to support the motor and the rear wheels, said rear body being attached at a back of a body frame in a vertically swingable and transversely tiltable manner; a battery box configured to house at least the battery; a battery box supporting frame joined to the body frame underneath a seat of the electric vehicle, wherein the battery box is supported by the battery box supporting frame; a monitoring board configured to monitor a state of the battery, said monitoring board being located on a top of the battery; a battery management unit (BMU) configured to collect information from the monitoring board; a contactor configured to open and close a connection between the battery and a drive circuit for the motor, wherein the BMU and the contactor are housed in the battery box and disposed between a front facing side of the battery and the battery box supporting frame.