CPC B60K 1/04 (2013.01) [B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 6/24 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/44 (2013.01); B60K 6/442 (2013.01); B60K 6/52 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60L 9/18 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 50/16 (2019.02); B60L 50/40 (2019.02); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 50/61 (2019.02); B60L 53/24 (2019.02); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 20/20 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); H02K 7/006 (2013.01); B60K 6/26 (2013.01); B60K 2001/045 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0405 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0416 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0092 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A vehicle drive device for a vehicle, the vehicle drive device comprising:
a front wheel motor for driving front wheels of the vehicle;
a battery and a capacitor that supply electric power for driving the front wheel motor; and
an internal combustion engine that drives the vehicle,
wherein a voltage of the battery and the capacitor connected in series is applied to the front wheel motor,
the capacitor is disposed between the left and right front wheels of the vehicle,
the capacitor is disposed in front of the internal combustion engine so that at least a part of the capacitor overlaps with the internal combustion engine when viewed from a front of the vehicle,
the capacitor further comprises brackets, each of the brackets protruding from each side of the capacitor in the vehicle width direction, and
the capacitor is supported by a front side frame via a capacitor mount.
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