PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric work vehicle in which a battery can be easily loaded and unloaded on a truck or the like even if the battery unit is not mounted in a battery storage unit. SOLUTION: A vehicle body having traveling wheels 11 and 12, a traveling motor capable of driving the traveling wheels 11 and 12, a pair of left and right caster wheels at one end thereof, and detachable from a battery storage portion 3 of the vehicle body. In addition, a battery unit 4 capable of supplying power to the traveling motor and a traction unit 15A capable of towing the battery unit 4 not attached to the battery storage unit 3 are provided. [Selection diagram] FIG. 11【課題】バッテリ収納部に搭載されていないバッテリユニットであっても、トラック等に対するバッテリの積み下ろしが容易な電動作業車の提供。【解決手段】走行車輪11,12を有する車体と、走行車輪11,12を駆動可能な走行モータと、一端部に左右一対のキャスタ輪を有するとともに車体のバッテリ収納部3に着脱可能に構成され、かつ、走行モータに給電可能なバッテリユニット4と、バッテリ収納部3に装着されていないバッテリユニット4を牽引可能な牽引部15Aと、が備えられている。【選択図】図11