ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE

An electric vehicle (11) includes: a body (13) that includes a body frame; a driving module (22) that includes a sub-frame detachable from the body frame, driving wheels, a driving device (29) provided with a motor mounted on the sub-frame and applying driving force to the driving wheels to start or accelerate the electric vehicle, a driving-wheel suspension device (30) attached to the sub-frame, a driving-wheel brake device (31) stopping or decelerating the electric vehicle (11), and some other components; a connection unit (52) that maintains the relative position relationship between the body (13) and driving module (22) upon attachment of the sub-frame to the body frame and connects the body (13) to the driving module (22) with signal lines; and a control unit (53) that controls the driving module (22) under an input signal input from the body (13) side through the signal lines connected with the connection unit (52).