Electric vehicle
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1. An electric vehicle having two seats, including a battery unit, a motor configured to drive a rear wheel, and motor mounts disposed behind the battery unit and supporting the motor securely in place, the electric vehicle further comprising:
- a rear partition defining a passenger compartment behind a rear surface of an occupant seat, wherein;
the rear partition includes a slanted portion, which is inclined progressively rearward of the electric vehicle in an upward direction;
the battery unit has at least a portion disposed along the slanted portion of the rear partition;
the battery unit has a lower end disposed below a hip point of an occupant; and
the motor mounts are disposed such that an upper portion of the battery unit and a portion of the motor mounts overlap each other in a vertical direction of the electric vehicle as viewed transversely across the electric vehicle;
the upper portion of the battery unit is positioned more rearwardly than a lower portion of the battery unit in a longitudinal direction of the electric vehicle;
in space that is created below the upper portion of the battery unit and behind the lower portion of the battery unit, a portion of the motor mounts is disposed; and
the portion of the motor mounts is located below the hip point.
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An electric vehicle wherein at least part of a cell unit is provided along an inclined part of a rear dividing wall. A bottom end of the cell unit is positioned lower than the hip point of a passenger. As seen from the vehicle-width direction, motor mounts are positioned so that the top part of the cell unit and part of the motor mounts overlap in the vertical direction of the electric vehicle.
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1. An electric vehicle having two seats, including a battery unit, a motor configured to drive a rear wheel, and motor mounts disposed behind the battery unit and supporting the motor securely in place, the electric vehicle further comprising:
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a rear partition defining a passenger compartment behind a rear surface of an occupant seat, wherein; the rear partition includes a slanted portion, which is inclined progressively rearward of the electric vehicle in an upward direction; the battery unit has at least a portion disposed along the slanted portion of the rear partition; the battery unit has a lower end disposed below a hip point of an occupant; and the motor mounts are disposed such that an upper portion of the battery unit and a portion of the motor mounts overlap each other in a vertical direction of the electric vehicle as viewed transversely across the electric vehicle; the upper portion of the battery unit is positioned more rearwardly than a lower portion of the battery unit in a longitudinal direction of the electric vehicle; in space that is created below the upper portion of the battery unit and behind the lower portion of the battery unit, a portion of the motor mounts is disposed; and the portion of the motor mounts is located below the hip point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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