Electric vehicle

An electric vehicle comprising:

• a rotating machine selectively functioning as an electric motor and a generator, configured to serve as a drive force source in the vehicle when the rotating machine functions as the electric motor, and configured to generate a regenerative brake force when the rotating machine functions as the generator;
• a wheel brake disposed on a drive wheel, used as a service brake, and generating a braking force corresponding to a brake request amount during running of the vehicle;
• an electromagnetic retarder disposed in a power transmission path between the rotating machine and the drive wheel to generate a braking force from an eddy current generated by an electromagnetic induction action during running of the vehicle;
• and
• an electric drive unit including
• a differential device disposed parallel to an output shaft of the rotating machine and transmitting power to the drive wheel,
• a speed reducing mechanism which reduces and transmits a rotation of the output shaft to the differential device, and
• a casing housing the differential device and the speed reducing mechanism together with the rotating machine, wherein
• the electric drive unit is a transversely-mounted electric drive unit mounted on the vehicle in a posture in which the output shaft and the differential device are parallel to a vehicle width direction,
• the power transmission path includes a projecting portion which is extended to project from the casing to outside, and
• the electromagnetic retarder generates the braking force between the projecting portion and the casing.