A vehicle driven by an electric motor, comprising: an accelerator operation amount detection unit that detects an accelerator operation amount (D ACC) of the vehicle; a speed detection unit that detects a vehicle speed (S VHCL) of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to calculate a required torque (T RQ) of the electric motor on a basis of the accelerator operation amount (D ACC) and the vehicle speed (S VHCL), calculate a torque value on a basis of the required torque (T RQ), and control the electric motor on a basis of the calculated torque value; the vehicle being characterized in that: the control unit is configured to calculate, as the torque value, a torque increase rate (RA Tp), which is a required rate at which an effective torque (T AC) actually generated by the electric motor is increased, on a basis of the required torque (T RQ), and control the electric motor on a basis of the calculated torque increase rate (RA Tp), the control unit includes a first map showing a correspondence relationship between the accelerator operation amount (D ACC), the vehicle speed (S VHCL), and an upper limit value (MRA Tp) of the torque increase rate (RA Tp), and the control unit is configured to control the electric motor, when the upper limit value (MRA Tp) of the torque increase rate (RA Tp) is less than a predetermined torque increase rate (BRA Tp), to operate at the predetermined torque increase rate (BRA Tp) until the effective torque (T AC) reaches the predetermined threshold torque (T CHG), and when the effective torque (T AC) exceeds the threshold torque (T CHG) and the torque increase rate (RA Tp) exceeds the upper limit value (MRA Tp), to control the electric motor on a basis of the torque increase rate (RA Tp) reduced to the upper limit value (MRA Tp). an accelerator operation amount detection unit that detects an accelerator operation amount (D ACC) of the vehicle; a speed detection unit that detects a vehicle speed (S VHCL) of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to calculate a required torque (T RQ) of the electric motor on a basis of the accelerator operation amount (D ACC) and the vehicle speed (S VHCL), calculate a torque value on a basis of the required torque (T RQ), and control the electric motor on a basis of the calculated torque value; the vehicle being characterized in that: the control unit is configured to calculate, as the torque value, a torque increase rate (RA Tp), which is a required rate at which an effective torque (T AC) actually generated by the electric motor is increased, on a basis of the required torque (T RQ), and control the electric motor on a basis of the calculated torque increase rate (RA Tp), the control unit includes a first map showing a correspondence relationship between the accelerator operation amount (D ACC), the vehicle speed (S VHCL), and an upper limit value (MRA Tp) of the torque increase rate (RA Tp), and the control unit is configured to control the electric motor, when the upper limit value (MRA Tp) of the torque increase rate (RA Tp) is less than a predetermined torque increase rate (BRA Tp), to operate at the predetermined torque increase rate (BRA Tp) until the effective torque (T AC) reaches the predetermined threshold torque (T CHG), and when the effective torque (T AC) exceeds the threshold torque (T CHG) and the torque increase rate (RA Tp) exceeds the upper limit value (MRA Tp), to control the electric motor on a basis of the torque increase rate (RA Tp) reduced to the upper limit value (MRA Tp). the control unit is configured to calculate, as the torque value, a torque increase rate (RA Tp), which is a required rate at which an effective torque (T AC) actually generated by the electric motor is increased, on a basis of the required torque (T RQ), and control the electric motor on a basis of the calculated torque increase rate (RA Tp), the control unit includes a first map showing a correspondence relationship between the accelerator operation amount (D ACC), the vehicle speed (S VHCL), and an upper limit value (MRA Tp) of the torque increase rate (RA Tp), and the control unit is configured to control the electric motor, when the upper limit value (MRA Tp) of the torque increase rate (RA Tp) is less than a predetermined torque increase rate (BRA Tp), to operate at the predetermined torque increase rate (BRA Tp) until the effective torque (T AC) reaches the predetermined threshold torque (T CHG), and when the effective torque (T AC) exceeds the threshold torque (T CHG) and the torque increase rate (RA Tp) exceeds the upper limit value (MRA Tp), to control the electric motor on a basis of the torque increase rate (RA Tp) reduced to the upper limit value (MRA Tp).