The invention relates to a drive device for a vehicle, comprising an
electric motor (3, 4) for at least temporarily driving the vehicle by supplying
electric power to the
electric motor (3, 4), a pedal
crankshaft (2) for receiving a
muscle force for at least temporarily driving the vehicle by means of the
muscle force, and an output element (14) by means of which a driving force for driving the vehicle can be output by the drive device. A transmission having a predetermined
transmission ratio is provided, which can be coupled on the input side to an output element (5) of the
electric motor (3, 4) and on the output side via a transmission output element (9) to an output element (14) of the drive. Furthermore, a pedal
crankshaft output element (12) is provided, which is coupled to the pedal
crankshaft (2) and can be coupled to an output element (14) of the drive. The drive device has a torque limiting arrangement (20) which is designed to limit a torque acting on a rotor (3) of the electric motor. When the torque received by the torque limiting
assembly (20) exceeds a predetermined
maximum torque, the support element (8) is allowed to rotate relative to the fixed element of the drive device. At least one of the axially and radially outwardly directed surface sections (81, 82, 83, 84) of the support element (8) is designed with an outwardly raised contour.