STRADDLE-TYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLE

To provide a straddle-type electric vehicle that can enhance convenience by optimizing the arrangement and storage structure of portable batteries.A straddle-type electric vehicle is configured by including two approximately rectangular parallelepiped batteries (B), a battery case (33) in which the batteries (B) are housed, battery-side terminals (49) provided on bottom surfaces of the batteries (B), and case-side terminals (55) engaged with the battery-side terminals (49). The two batteries (B) are arranged next to each other in a vehicle width direction. An operation lever (36) for connecting or separating the battery-side terminals (49) and the case-side terminals (55) to/from each other is provided. The operation lever (36) is arranged in a middle in the vehicle width direction between the two batteries (B), and the battery-side terminals (49) and the case-side terminals (55) are arranged nearer outer sides in the vehicle width direction. A pair of front and rear link mechanisms (L) for coupling the operation lever (36) and the case-side terminals (55) to each other is provided in front of and behind the battery case (33).