An electric work machine is driven appropriately. An electric work machine includes a motor including a stator, a rotor rotatable relative to the stator, and a rotor shaft fixed to the rotor, an output unit drivable by the rotor shaft, a motor case accommodating the stator and the rotor, a magnet located inside the motor case and rotatable by the rotor, and a magnetic sensor located inside the motor case to detect the magnet.