Provided is an electric work vehicle having a simple configuration, yet allowing a hydraulic cylinder to function appropriately even in a low-temperature environment.An electric work vehicle includes a first hydraulic cylinder (45), a second hydraulic cylinder (46) and a third hydraulic cylinder (47) and includes also a hydraulic system (40) for feeding work oil to these hydraulic cylinders and a traveling motor (6). The hydraulic system (40) includes an oil heating circuit (60A) for heating the work oil using heat generated from the traveling motor (6).