The vehicle drive apparatus

Inside the transmission casing (6), equipped with a mechanical oil pump (60), the electric oil pump (70) and a filter (80). As the hydraulic control means (90) to return the remaining hydraulic mechanical oil pump (60) of the suction passage, the common passage from the hydraulic control means (90) (B1), the branching portion (B), to a mechanical oil pump (60) in a first oil passage (b2), the electric oil pump to the second oil passage (70) in (b3) is formed branching from a portion (B) from the branching portion (B) to the transmission casing ( 6), the mechanical oil pump in the pump body (60) formed with a via a filter (80) is sucked into the suction oil passage (a1) joins the first oil passage (b2) merging portion of the suction passage (C). Thus, a portion of the mechanical oil pump (60) and the electric oil pump suction passage (70) of the suction passage is common.