Patent ID: 8275503
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: B60W

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: an electric motor that outputs power to a drive shaft that is coupled to a first wheel, which is a primary drive wheel; an electrical storage device that exchanges electrical power with the electric motor; a braking system that can independently apply a braking force to the first wheel and a second wheel that is a free rolling wheel or a drive wheel other than the first wheel, regardless of a braking request by a driver; an inclination acquisition device that acquires inclination of a driving road surface; and a control unit that controls the braking system and the electric motor such that the braking system applies the braking force only to the second wheel and that output torque of the electric motor becomes equal to or lower than specified torque until rotational speed of the electric motor reaches specified rotational speed when a start-up request is made by the driver while the vehicle is at a halt on the driving surface road whose inclination, which is acquired by the inclination acquisition device, is larger than or equal to specified inclination.