An electric vehicle comprising: motor units configured to drive left and right wheels; an ECU which is an electronic control unit configured to perform general control of the vehicle; an inverter unit, the inverter unit including: a power circuitry including an inverter configured to convert a DC power into an AC power used to drive the motor unit; and a motor control circuitry configured to control at least the power circuitry in accordance with control from the ECU, the ECU being configured to send to the inverter unit a torque command value that causes the motor unit to be driven, and the motor control circuitry of the inverter unit being operable to perform torque control; a rotational frequency controller operable to perform rotational frequency control, the motor control circuitry including the rotational frequency controller; a torque control abnormalities detector configured to detect an abnormality of torque control performed by the motor control circuitry; and a control mode switcher configured to, in response to determination by the torque control abnormalities detector that there is an abnormality of torque control, cause the motor control circuitry to switch from torque control to rotational frequency control performed by the rotational frequency controller, and a target value generator configured to generate a target value for the feedback control of rotational control, the target value initially indicating a rotational frequency of the motor unit that is the latest as of when the motor control circuitry is caused to switch from torque control to rotational frequency control, the target value being then modified based on a torque command; wherein the rotational frequency controller is configured to perform feedback control of rotational frequency based on a deviation between the target value and a detection value as derived from a sensor configured to determine rotational frequency of the motor unit, and wherein the torque control abnormalities detector is configured to determine that there is an abnormality of torque control, if a measurement of a motor current for a given torque command value produced from the ECU falls outside a predefined range for the given torque command value, the electric vehicle further comprising: a drive decrementor configured to gradually reduce torque or rotational frequency of the motor units configured to drive left and right wheels of the vehicle under command of the ECU which is an upper-level control unit, after switching from torque control to rotational frequency control performed by the rotational frequency controller is carried out. motor units configured to drive left and right wheels; an ECU which is an electronic control unit configured to perform general control of the vehicle; an inverter unit, the inverter unit including: a power circuitry including an inverter configured to convert a DC power into an AC power used to drive the motor unit; and a motor control circuitry configured to control at least the power circuitry in accordance with control from the ECU, the ECU being configured to send to the inverter unit a torque command value that causes the motor unit to be driven, and the motor control circuitry of the inverter unit being operable to perform torque control; a power circuitry including an inverter configured to convert a DC power into an AC power used to drive the motor unit; and a motor control circuitry configured to control at least the power circuitry in accordance with control from the ECU, the ECU being configured to send to the inverter unit a torque command value that causes the motor unit to be driven, and the motor control circuitry of the inverter unit being operable to perform torque control; a rotational frequency controller operable to perform rotational frequency control, the motor control circuitry including the rotational frequency controller; a torque control abnormalities detector configured to detect an abnormality of torque control performed by the motor control circuitry; and a control mode switcher configured to, in response to determination by the torque control abnormalities detector that there is an abnormality of torque control, cause the motor control circuitry to switch from torque control to rotational frequency control performed by the rotational frequency controller, and a target value generator configured to generate a target value for the feedback control of rotational control, the target value initially indicating a rotational frequency of the motor unit that is the latest as of when the motor control circuitry is caused to switch from torque control to rotational frequency control, the target value being then modified based on a torque command;