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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2009
Hisao Nishiura, Saitama, JP;
Shinji Furuta, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Hasegawa, Saitama, JP;
Takato Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Hisao Nishiura, Saitama, JP;
Shinji Furuta, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Hasegawa, Saitama, JP;
Takato Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The weight balance of an electric motorcycle including a battery, a power drive unit, and a driving power generating motor, in the left-and-right direction or in the frontward-and-rearward direction is easily secured. An electric motorcycle includes a power drive unit and a driving power generating motor which are mounted to a swing arm swinging about a pivot shaft in an upward-and-downward direction. A rear wheel WR is driven by the power generating motor. The electric motorcycle includes a battery to supply electric power to the power generating motor. A center of gravity (BC) of the battery is located at the side opposite to the power drive unit and the power generating motor about a central line CX of a motorcycle body.