A control method for an electric vehicle, the electric vehicle including - a motor that is configured to function as a traveling driving source and to provide a regenerative braking force to the electric vehicle and - a friction braking portion that is configured to provide a friction braking force to the electric vehicle, the control method comprising: - detecting a speed parameter proportionate to a running speed of the electric vehicle; - estimating a disturbance torque that includes a gradient resistance as a disturbance factor and that acts on the motor; - performing a control such that the motor torque converges to an estimated value of the disturbance torque as the speed parameter decreases; and - performing a control such that a friction braking amount of the friction braking portion converges to a value determined on the basis of the estimated value of the disturbance torque and causing the motor torque to converge to 0 when the speed parameter becomes 0 or a predetermined extremely small value, and the vehicle is determined to be in a vehicle stop state; characterized in that the method further comprises: - setting a first torque target value on the basis of vehicle information; - setting a second torque target value that converges to the estimated value of the disturbance torque as the speed parameter decreases; - comparing the first torque target value with the second torque target value to set a greater value as a third torque target value; and - causing the motor torque to converge to the third torque target value, and causing the friction braking amount to converge to 0 when the electric vehicle starts from a state that holds a vehicle stop state by the friction braking amount. the electric vehicle including - a motor that is configured to function as a traveling driving source and to provide a regenerative braking force to the electric vehicle and - a friction braking portion that is configured to provide a friction braking force to the electric vehicle, - a motor that is configured to function as a traveling driving source and to provide a regenerative braking force to the electric vehicle and - a friction braking portion that is configured to provide a friction braking force to the electric vehicle, the control method comprising: - detecting a speed parameter proportionate to a running speed of the electric vehicle; - estimating a disturbance torque that includes a gradient resistance as a disturbance factor and that acts on the motor; - performing a control such that the motor torque converges to an estimated value of the disturbance torque as the speed parameter decreases; and - performing a control such that a friction braking amount of the friction braking portion converges to a value determined on the basis of the estimated value of the disturbance torque and causing the motor torque to converge to 0 when the speed parameter becomes 0 or a predetermined extremely small value, and the vehicle is determined to be in a vehicle stop state; - detecting a speed parameter proportionate to a running speed of the electric vehicle; - estimating a disturbance torque that includes a gradient resistance as a disturbance factor and that acts on the motor; - performing a control such that the motor torque converges to an estimated value of the disturbance torque as the speed parameter decreases; and - performing a control such that a friction braking amount of the friction braking portion converges to a value determined on the basis of the estimated value of the disturbance torque and causing the motor torque to converge to 0 when the speed parameter becomes 0 or a predetermined extremely small value, and the vehicle is determined to be in a vehicle stop state; characterized in that the method further comprises: - setting a first torque target value on the basis of vehicle information; - setting a second torque target value that converges to the estimated value of the disturbance torque as the speed parameter decreases; - comparing the first torque target value with the second torque target value to set a greater value as a third torque target value; and - causing the motor torque to converge to the third torque target value, and causing the friction braking amount to converge to 0 when the electric vehicle starts from a state that holds a vehicle stop state by the friction braking amount. - setting a first torque target value on the basis of vehicle information; - setting a second torque target value that converges to the estimated value of the disturbance torque as the speed parameter decreases; - comparing the first torque target value with the second torque target value to set a greater value as a third torque target value; and - causing the motor torque to converge to the third torque target value, and causing the friction braking amount to converge to 0 when the electric vehicle starts from a state that holds a vehicle stop state by the friction braking amount.