Electrical drive is an interface among information, power and motion. People have contacted it for a long time, but are still in doubt whether it belongs to high tech. The author tries to introduce personal view on this field in this paper and hopes to promote one´s understanding on it. Following problems are discussed: what is electrical drive; its effects on national economy; relations with other fields; the state-of-the-are of electric drive R & D in China and is developing trends.