A vehicle unit for installing in an electric vehicle, preferably in a floorpan of the electric vehicle, and for electrically contacting an external charging device for charging a battery of the electric vehicle, said vehicle unit having: a charging connection for contacting a contacting apparatus of the external charging device in a contact position; and a contacting mechanism designed to transfer the contacting apparatus along a trajectory on an X/Y-plane, from a centering position, in which the contacting apparatus is separated from the charging connection, into the contact position.