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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Amano, Utsunomiya, JP;
Ryoji Tomokage, Utsunomiya, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electric automobile in which a power control unit is disposed in a motor room formed at a front section of a vehicle: wherein a charging port or a power supply port is provided on a lateral surface of the front section of the vehicle; a charging connector or a power supply connector for connection to a charging power supply or an external device is attached to the charging port or the power supply port; the charging connector or the power supply connector is disposed in a manner so that a forward end thereof is located rearward of a forward end of a front wheel, and a rearward end thereof is located forward of a dash panel that partitions the motor room and a vehicle cabin; the charging connector or the power supply connector and the power control unit are connected by a cable; and a connection section between the cable and the power control unit is provided forward of the charging connector or the power supply connector.