A balancing support system is for a saddle ride-type motor vehicle that includes a frame assembly including a head tube in a front portion of the frame assembly, is configured to assist a rider by balancing the motor vehicle, and includes: a steering shaft rotatably journaled about the head tube; a plurality of sensors that senses various dynamic parameters of the motor vehicle and includes a steering angle sensor; an actuator unit secured to a first portion of the frame assembly; a torque enhancer unit configured to provide a driving force from the actuator unit to the steering shaft and disposed above the head tube; and a balancing support-control unit that estimates an estimated steering angle based on inputs received from the plurality of sensors, compares the estimated steering angle with an actual steering angle, and triggers the actuator unit.

A method for balancing an electric vehicle is provided, in which a controller of an electric vehicle variably adjusts the disposition of a bracket with battery modules of a traction battery of the electric vehicle situated in the bracket relative to a chassis of the electric vehicle. An electric vehicle is also provided.