PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small electric vehicle which can accurately notify a passenger of approaching to an obstacle or activation of automatic avoidance.SOLUTION: A small electric vehicle (1) comprises: a steering operation device (6) which is steered according to operation torque of right and left handles (61, 62); an external detection unit (7) detecting a road surface and an obstacle ahead in a travel direction; and an obstacle avoidance control unit (11) which performs automatic steering avoidance when the external detection unit detects an obstacle, in which the obstacle avoidance control unit has an override function to stop an auto steering when a prescribed or more operation torque is applied to the handles (61, 62) to be normal steering (P1) during automatic steering avoidance, and when a prescribed or more operation torque is applied to the handles to be reverse steering (P2) within the range where not approaching to the obstacle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6COPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】障害への接近や自動回避の発動を搭乗者に的確に報知できる小型電動車両を提供する。【解決手段】左右ハンドル(61,62)の操作トルクに応じて操舵する操舵操作装置(6)と、進行方向前方の路面および障害を検出する外界検出部(7)と、前記外界検出部が障害を検知した際に自動操舵回避する制御を行う障害回避制御部(11)と、を備えた小型電動車両(1)において、前記障害回避制御部は、前記自動操舵回避中に、前記ハンドル(61,62)に順操舵となる所定以上の操作トルクが加わった場合(P1)、および、前記障害に接近しない範囲で前記ハンドルに逆操舵となる所定以上の操作トルクが加わった場合(P2)に、自動操舵を停止するオーバーライド機能を有する。【選択図】図6