A vehicle drive apparatus, comprising: a motor that generates torque used as driving force for a vehicle; a driving force transmission apparatus that transmits torque output from the motor to a wheel; and a control unit that controls the motor and the driving force transmission apparatus, wherein: the driving force transmission apparatus includes a linkage mechanism that is able to carry out switchover between a connected state where a first rotary member on the motor side and a second rotary member on the wheel side are connected to each other so as to be non-rotatable relative to each other to transmit the torque output from the motor to the wheel, and a disconnected state where the first rotary member and the second rotary member are disconnected from each other; when switching the driving force transmission apparatus from the connected state to the disconnected state, the control unit is configured to determine whether the driving force transmission apparatus is in a drive state where the torque output from the motor is transmitted from the first rotary member to the second rotary member or not, and, if the driving force transmission apparatus is not in the drive state, to supply motor current to the motor so as to establish the drive state of the driving force transmission apparatus, subsequently supply motor current to a linkage mechanism motor in order to operate the linkage mechanism for switching the driving force transmission apparatus from the connected state to the disconnected state, subsequently reduce the torque that is generated by the motor while supplying motor current to the linkage mechanism motor, determine whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the reduction of the torque that is generated by the motor, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, stop supplying motor current to the linkage mechanism motor. a motor that generates torque used as driving force for a vehicle; a driving force transmission apparatus that transmits torque output from the motor to a wheel; and a control unit that controls the motor and the driving force transmission apparatus, wherein: the driving force transmission apparatus includes a linkage mechanism that is able to carry out switchover between a connected state where a first rotary member on the motor side and a second rotary member on the wheel side are connected to each other so as to be non-rotatable relative to each other to transmit the torque output from the motor to the wheel, and a disconnected state where the first rotary member and the second rotary member are disconnected from each other; when switching the driving force transmission apparatus from the connected state to the disconnected state, the control unit is configured to determine whether the driving force transmission apparatus is in a drive state where the torque output from the motor is transmitted from the first rotary member to the second rotary member or not, and, if the driving force transmission apparatus is not in the drive state, to supply motor current to the motor so as to establish the drive state of the driving force transmission apparatus, subsequently supply motor current to a linkage mechanism motor in order to operate the linkage mechanism for switching the driving force transmission apparatus from the connected state to the disconnected state, subsequently reduce the torque that is generated by the motor while supplying motor current to the linkage mechanism motor, determine whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the reduction of the torque that is generated by the motor, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, stop supplying motor current to the linkage mechanism motor. the driving force transmission apparatus includes a linkage mechanism that is able to carry out switchover between a connected state where a first rotary member on the motor side and a second rotary member on the wheel side are connected to each other so as to be non-rotatable relative to each other to transmit the torque output from the motor to the wheel, and a disconnected state where the first rotary member and the second rotary member are disconnected from each other; when switching the driving force transmission apparatus from the connected state to the disconnected state, the control unit is configured to determine whether the driving force transmission apparatus is in a drive state where the torque output from the motor is transmitted from the first rotary member to the second rotary member or not, and, if the driving force transmission apparatus is not in the drive state, to supply motor current to the motor so as to establish the drive state of the driving force transmission apparatus, subsequently supply motor current to a linkage mechanism motor in order to operate the linkage mechanism for switching the driving force transmission apparatus from the connected state to the disconnected state, subsequently reduce the torque that is generated by the motor while supplying motor current to the linkage mechanism motor, determine whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the reduction of the torque that is generated by the motor, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, stop supplying motor current to the linkage mechanism motor.