Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Takuma Nozaki

Toshiaki Isogai

An electric vehicle has a first bracket () that supports a battery unit ()-side end of a power unit () and extends in a width direction of the vehicle. The first bracket () is coupled to a vehicle body through a first coupling section () formed in one end of the first bracket () and a second coupling section () formed in the other end, and the power unit () is coupled to the first bracket () through at least two inner coupling sections () that are located more inside than the first and second coupling sections () as considered in the width direction of the vehicle. A first fragile portion () is formed between the first coupling section () and the inner coupling section () closest to the first coupling section (), and between the second coupling section () and the inner coupling section () closest to the second coupling section (). The first fragile portion () is broken by a smaller impact load at the time of collision with the side where the power unit () is installed than at the time of collision with the side where the power unit () is not installed.

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Obu, Japan

Takuma Nozaki