ELECTRIC VEHICLE

An electric vehicle includes: a mounted object operated by power; and a vehicle body equipped with the mounted object, in which the vehicle body includes: a battery that supplies power to an electric motor for operation of the vehicle body; a first power supply line that supplies the power from the battery to the mounted object; a first protection circuit that is installed on the first power supply line and that is capable of cutting off the power; and a control section that controls an operation of the first protection circuit, and the mounted object includes: a second power supply line that is connected to the first power supply line; a load that receives the power via the second power supply line; and a second protection circuit that is installed on the second power supply line and that is capable of cutting off the power.