A battery electric vehicle includes a drive unit including a motor and a speed reducer that transmits rotation generated by the motor to a drive shaft, and a steering mechanism that controls a steered angle of front wheels in response to an operation of steering wheels. A battery is disposed between a driver's seat and a front passenger seat so as to extend from a front end to a rear end of a passenger compartment. The drive unit has a single-axis structure and is arranged between the front wheels. The steering mechanism includes a transmission unit, tie rods, an intermediate shaft, kingpins, and suspension arms. The tie rods are connected to hub carriers at positions forward of the kingpins. The intermediate shaft extends in a space on a side of the drive unit in the vehicle width direction to connect the steering wheel to the transmission unit.

A battery electric vehicle includes a battery, left and right front wheels, a driver's seat and a front passenger seat, a drive unit, and a power supply device. The battery includes an intermediate section that is disposed between the driver's seat and the front passenger seat so as to extend from a front end to a rear end of a passenger compartment, and a front section disposed forward of the intermediate section. The intermediate section and the front section each accommodate multiple battery cells. The drive unit has a single-axial structure in which a speed reducer and a drive shaft are disposed on a rotation axis of a motor, and is disposed between the front wheels. The front section is disposed rearward of the drive unit. The power supply device is disposed above the front section.

A battery electric vehicle includes a battery, right and left front wheels, a drive unit, a power conversion device that converts power stored in the battery and supplies the converted power to the drive unit, and a first electrical component that operates using electricity stored in the battery. The battery houses multiple battery cells and is disposed between a driver's seat and a front passenger seat so as to extend from a front end to a rear end of the passenger compartment. The drive unit has a single-axial structure in which a speed reducer and a drive shaft are disposed on a rotation axis of a motor, and is disposed between the front wheels. The power conversion device is disposed above the drive unit. The first electrical component is disposed above the power conversion device.

An electric vehicle has an electric motor and a pack for storing energy, with the electric vehicle configured to have: at least two passenger seats, including a first seat, and a second seat, positioned behind the front seat and configured to face rearward; and the pack having: a lateral module configured to extend perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle between the first seat and the second seat.