Patent ID: 9346372
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B60L,B60T,B60Y,F16H,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. An electric vehicle gearshift control device for changing gear in an electric vehicle comprising: an electric motor provided as a drive source; a stepped transmission provided in a drivetrain extending from the electric motor to a drive wheel, the stepped transmission having a park range, a neutral range and a travel range as selectable range positions; and a gear shifting controller programmed to control gear changing in the stepped transmission, the gear shifting controller being programmed to set the neutral range of the stepped transmission to a range over which the electric motor is not caused to generate torque even when an accelerator-depressing operation has been performed, and places a first-gear-engaging element in an engaged state to engage a first gear when the neutral range has been selected.