NOVELTY - The vehicle (1) has a main frame (4) extending rearward and downward from a head pipe (3), and left and right swing arms (14) swingably supported by a rear portion of the frame. A battery (28) i.e. lithium ion battery, supplies electric power to an electric motor (18), and is stored in a battery case (29) supported above the frame, where the motor serves as a drive source. A power drive unit (30) performs drive control of the motor and is arranged below the frame. The motor is fixed to a U-shaped pivot plate (5) that supports the arms and is provided on the rear portion of the frame.    USE - Saddle-ride type two-wheeled electric vehicle i.e. motorcycle, for sports.    ADVANTAGE - The vehicle has a body frame in which the head pipe and a swing arm pivot i.e. pivot shaft, are connected by the single frame, and various components are suitably placed, thus achieving good cooling performance for electric system components. The battery for supplying electric power to the electric motor is placed above the main frame, and the PDU for performing drive control of the electric motor is placed below the main frame, so as to effectively cool the battery and the PDU by the traveling wind. The motor is fixed to the U-shaped pivot plate that is provided on the rear portion of the frame, thus allowing a reduction in the distance of the battery, the PDU, and a contactor to the motor, and hence allowing a reduction in the length of a harness to be connected. The motor is placed in the same engine mount position as a vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine, so as to achieve the same traveling performance as the vehicle equipped with the engine. The battery case is openably closed from above by a lid that is openably and closably covered with a body cover, so that a storage space is formed by the lid and the body cover, so as to unify the lid for battery maintenance and the storage space and to improve maintainability. The configuration of the vehicle makes an upper portion of an electrical component box to support a front portion of a seat where an occupant sits, so as to simplify the frame and attain low weight.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a left side view of a saddle-ride type two-wheeled electric vehicle.    Saddle-ride type two-wheeled electric vehicle (1)    Head pipe (3)    Main frame (4)    U-shaped pivot plate (5)    Left and right swing arms (14)    Electric motor (18)    Battery (28)    Battery case (29)    Power drive unit (30)