Drive unit

A drive unit comprising:

• an electric unit comprising a first electric motor for driving, a deceleration mechanism configured to transmit a rotation torque of the first electric motor to a drive wheel, a second electric motor configured to be driven by an internal combustion engine to generate electric power, and an acceleration mechanism configured to transmit a rotation torque of the internal combustion engine to the second electric motor, wherein:
• the first electric motor, the deceleration mechanism, the second electric motor, and the acceleration mechanism are housed in one housing, and
• in the housing:
• the first electric motor and the second electric motor are arranged in a front-rear direction of a vehicle with their respective rotation shafts parallel,
• the deceleration mechanism and the acceleration mechanism are arranged in the front-rear direction of the vehicle,
• the electric unit and the internal combustion engine are connected in a state of being arranged in a left-right direction of the vehicle,
• a first rotation shaft which is the rotation shaft of the first electric motor and a second rotation shaft which is the rotation shaft of the second electric motor are located on a front side and a rear side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle with a crankshaft rotation axis which is a rotation axis of a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine interposed therebetween, and
• when viewed in the left-right direction of the vehicle, the crankshaft rotation axis is located at a midpoint of a motor connecting line which is a line connecting the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft.