Drive system

A drive system for an electric vehicle, comprising:

• a gearbox that outputs a driving force from a motor;
• a final reduction gear for transmitting the input driving force to left and right wheels;
• and
• a propeller shaft extending in a front-rear direction and connecting the gearbox and the final reduction gear,
• wherein the propeller shaft comprises:
• an input end part that is coaxially connected to an output shaft of the gearbox;
• an output end part that is coaxially connected to an input shaft of the final reduction gear;
• a constant velocity joint that is disposed at an intersection angle greater than zero and equal to or less than a predetermined upper limit;
• and
• a slide part that allows relative movement of the final reduction gear with respect to the gearbox in the front-rear direction,
• wherein the input end part is connected to the output shaft of the gearbox by a spline so as to be axially slidable, and the input end part forms the slide part.