To easily and simply charge a battery.

In this small electric motor vehicle, a mounted rechargeable battery 5 is used as a power supply for driving traveling wheels. The small electric motor vehicle is provided with a carriage supporting tool 9 for supporting a carriage 8 mounted with the battery 5 in a stored state and a lift mechanism 10 for lifting a vehicle body 3 to a height at which the carriage 8 mounted with the battery 5 can be taken in/out of the lower part of the vehicle body 3 from the side part. In addition, the small electric motor vehicle is equipped with an elevating mechanism 11 for elevating the carriage supporting tool 9 between the stored position and a level position where the vehicle body 3 lifted by the lift mechanism 10 can be taken in/out of the carriage 8.