Patent ID: 8789639

Claim:
An electric three-wheel vehicle comprising: a single driven wheel; paired left and right driving wheels; and a power unit provided between the left and right driving wheels, the power unit including a first case body, a second case body attached to one of the left and right sides of the first case body, a case cover covering the other of the left and right sides of the first case body, an electric motor placed between the first case body and the second case body, a power transmission mechanism placed between the first case body and the case cover, and a differential mechanism placed between the first case body and the case cover, wherein the electric motor and the differential mechanism are placed near a vehicle body left-right center distributed between the left and right sides of a vehicle body, at least parts respectively of the electric motor and the differential mechanism are placed on the vehicle body left-right center, and wherein the power transmission mechanism is placed away from the vehicle body left-right center on the one of the left and right sides of the first case body.