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 steering avoidance when the external detection unit detects an obstacle, in which the obstacle avoidance control unit has an alarm function (15) applying vibration to the handles (61, 62) during steering avoidance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8【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、前記操舵回避時に前記ハンドル（６１，６２）に振動を印加する警報機能（１５）を有する。【選択図】図８
