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In an electric two-wheeled motor vehicle including: an electric motor for generating power to drive a rear wheel; a battery for supplying electric power to the electric motor; a rider seat on which a rider seats; a housing box disposed below the rider seat; and a side cover covering the housing box

In an electric two-wheeled motor vehicle including: an electric motor for generating power to drive a rear wheel; a battery for supplying electric power to the electric motor; a rider seat on which a rider seats; a housing box disposed below the rider seat; and a side cover covering the housing box below the rider seat, the electric two-wheeled motor vehicle configured to allow charging of the battery, an opening (118) covered with an openable and closeable lid member (120) is provided in the side cover (48), and a power-receiving-side connector (67) to which a power-supplying-side connector leading to an external power source can be inserted and connected is fixed and disposed between an outer surface of the side cover (48) and the housing box to face the opening (118). Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the requirement for a rider seat to be opened in charging of a battery and thereby facilitate the charging work.

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1. An electric two-wheeled motor vehicle including: an electric motor (23) for generating power to drive a rear wheel (WR); a battery (36) for supplying electric power to the electric motor (23); a rider seat (39) on which a rider seats; a housing box (38) disposed below the rider seat (39); and a s

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An electric two-wheeled motor vehicle including: an electric motor (23) for generating power to drive a rear wheel (WR); a battery (36) for supplying electric power to the electric motor (23); a rider seat (39) on which a rider seats; a housing box (38) disposed below the rider seat (39); and a side cover (48) covering the housing box (38) below the rider seat (39), the electric two-wheeled motor vehicle configured to allow charging of the battery (36), characterized in that an opening (118, 145) covered with an openable and closeable lid member (120, 146) is provided in the side cover (48),a power-receiving-side connector (67) to which a power-supplying-side connector (66) leading to an external power source (PS) is capable of being inserted and connected is fixed and disposed between an outer surface of the side cover (48) and an outer surface of a side wall of the housing box (38) to face the opening (118, 145), andan insertion-connection direction (117) of the power-supplying-side connector (66) to the power-receiving-side connector (67) is set to be inclined inward in a vehicle width direction toward the power-receiving-side connector (67) from front or rear of the power-receiving-side connector (67). 2. An electric two-wheeled motor vehicle including: an electric motor (23) for generating power to drive a rear wheel (WR); a battery (36) for supplying electric power to the electric motor (23); a rider seat (39) on which a rider seats; a housing box (38) disposed below the rider seat (39); and a side cover (48) covering the housing box (38) below the rider seat (39), the electric two-wheeled motor vehicle configured to allow charging of the battery (36), characterized in thatan opening (118, 145) covered with an openable and closeable lid member (120, 146) is provided in the side cover (48),a power-receiving-side connector (67) to which a power-supplying-side connector (66) leading to an external power source (PS) is capable of being inserted and connected is fixed and disposed between an outer surface of the side cover (48) and an outer surface of a side wall of the housing box (38) to face the opening (118, 145), anda housing recess portion (38b) for housing and disposing therein at least part of the power-receiving-side connector (67) is formed in part of the outer surface of the side wall of the housing box (38) to be recessed inward. 3. An electric two-wheeled motor vehicle including: an electric motor (23) for generating power to drive a rear wheel (WR); a battery (36) for supplying electric power to the electric motor (23); a rider seat (39) on which a rider seats; a housing box (38) disposed below the rider seat (39); and a side cover (48) covering the housing box (38) below the rider seat (39), the electric two-wheeled motor vehicle configured to allow charging of the battery (36), characterized in thatan opening (118, 145) covered with an openable and closeable lid member (120, 146) is provided in the side cover (48),a stay (116) having an attachment portion (116a) is fixed to a frame member (29) disposed on a lateral side of the housing box (38) and forming part of a vehicle-body frame (F), the attachment portion (116a) extending inward from the frame member (29), anda power-receiving-side connector (67) to which a power-supplying-side connector (66) leading to an external power source (PS) is capable of being inserted and connected is disposed between an outer surface of the side cover (48) and an outer surface of a side wall of the housing box (38) to face the opening (118, 145), and is attached to the attachment portion (116a). 4. An electric two-wheeled motor vehicle including: an electric motor (23) for generating power to drive a rear wheel (WR); a battery (36) for supplying electric power to the electric motor (23); a rider seat (39) on which a rider seats; a housing box (38) disposed below the rider seat (39); and a side cover (48) covering the housing box (38) below the rider seat (39), the electric two-wheeled motor vehicle configured to allow charging of the battery (36), characterized in thatan opening (145) covered with an openable and closeable lid member (146) is provided in the side cover (48),a power-receiving-side connector (67) to which a power-supplying-side connector (66) leading to an external power source (PS) is capable of being inserted and connected is fixed and disposed between an outer surface of the side cover (48) and an outer surface of a side wall of the housing box (38) to face the opening (145),the lid member (146) is turnably supported by the side cover (48) via a hinge mechanism (147), anda closed state maintaining mechanism (151) is provided between the lid member (146) and the side cover (48), the closed state maintaining mechanism (151) switching between a lock state where the lid member (146) is maintained at a closed position in a non-operation state of an operator (152) disposed to face a surface of the side cover (48) at a position near the opening (145) and an unlock state where an opening operation of the lid member (146) is allowed in accordance with an operation of the operator (152). 5. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein an insertion-connection direction (117) of the power-supplying-side connector (66) to the power-receiving-side connector (67) is set to be inclined inward in a vehicle width direction toward the power-receiving-side connector (67) from front or rear of the power-receiving-side connector (67). 6. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a main stand (34) configured to turn forward from a housed position to a standing position, wherein the insertion-connection direction (117) of the power-supplying-side connector (66) insertable and connectable to the power-receiving-side connector (67) from the front is set to be inclined inward in the vehicle width direction toward the power-receiving-side connector (67) from the front. 7. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 and 6, wherein the lid member (120) is supported by the side cover (48) such that the lid member (120) is set to an open position by being operated rearward in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, anda turning axis of the lid member (120) is set to be inclined upward toward the rear. 8. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, wherein a recess portion (119) recessed inward from an outer side surface of the side cover (48) is formed in the side cover (48) to be closable by the lid member (120), andthe opening (118) is provided in the recess portion (119). 9. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4 and 6, wherein a housing recess portion (38b) for housing and disposing therein at least part of the power-receiving-side connector (67) is formed in part of the outer surface of the side wall of the housing box (38) to be recessed inward. 10. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4 and 6, wherein a stay (116) having an attachment portion (116a) is fixed to a frame member (29) disposed on a lateral side of the housing box (38) and forming part of a vehicle-body frame (F), the attachment portion (116a) extending inward from the frame member (29), andthe power-receiving-side connector (67) is attached to the attachment portion (116a). 11. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, further comprising a side stand (31) for maintaining a standing state in which a vehicle body (B) is inclined to one side in a vehicle width direction, wherein the power-receiving-side connector (67) and the opening (118) are disposed on a lateral side of the housing box (38) on a side in the vehicle width direction where the side stand (31) is disposed. 12. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, wherein the power-receiving-side connector (67) to which the power-supplying-side connector (66) leading to the external power source (PS) via a charger (65) is connectable is connected to the battery (36) via a DC-DC converter (68) disposed rearward of the housing box (38). 13. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3, wherein the lid member (146) capable of covering the opening (145) is turnably supported by the side cover (48) via a hinge mechanism (147), anda closed state maintaining mechanism (151) is provided between the lid member (146) and the side cover (48), the closed state maintaining mechanism (151) switching between a lock state where the lid member (146) is maintained at a closed position in a non-operation state of an operator (152) disposed to face a surface of the side cover (48) at a position near the opening (145) and an unlock state where an opening operation of the lid member (146) is allowed in accordance with an operation of the operator (152). 14. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the lid member (146) is formed to have a substantially triangular shape having three vertex portions (P1, P2, P3),the closed state maintaining mechanism (151) is provided between the lid member (146) and the side cover (48), in a certain vertex portion (P3) among the vertex portions (P1 to P3), andthe lid member (146) is turnably supported by the side cover (48) via the hinge mechanism (147) on a side portion of the side cover (48) on the opposite side to the certain vertex portion (P3). 15. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the lid member (146) is turnably supported by the side cover (48) such that the lid member (146) is in a posture with one vertex portion (P1) among the vertex portions (P1 to P3) being directed downward in a state where the opening (145) is closed. 16. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 4, 14 and 15, wherein a conductive wire (122) leading to the power-supplying-side connector (66) is interposed between the lid member (146) in a closed state and the side cover (48) with an elastic member (167) interposed between the conductive wire (122) and at least one of the lid member (146) and the side cover (48). 17. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 4, 14 and 15, further comprising restriction means (160) for restricting a switching work of the operator (152) of switching the closed state maintaining mechanism (151) from the lock state to the unlock state. 18. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to claim 17, wherein the restriction means (160) includes a switch operator (161) used for switching between a restricted state where the switching of the closed state maintaining mechanism (151) from the lock state to the unlock state is restricted and a non-restricted state where the switching of the closed state maintaining mechanism (151) from the lock state to the unlock state is allowed, andthe switch operator (161) is disposed in the housing box (38) to be capable of being operated in the housing box (38). 19. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to claim 18, wherein a portion of the restriction means (160) other than the switch operator (161) is disposed between the housing box (38) and the side cover (48). 20. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the restriction means (160) is configured to mechanically work in accordance with a work of the switch operator (161) being a control knob capable of a turn operation. 21. The electric two-wheeled motor vehicle according to any one of claims 4, 14 and 15, wherein a design mark (150) showing that the power-receiving-side connector (67) is disposed inside the lid member (146) is provided on an external design surface of the lid member (146).