An electric vehicle, EV, three level inverter motor drive circuit with an integrated battery charger, comprising: a direct current, DC, battery for the EV connected in parallel with a first and a second capacitance, wherein the first capacitance and the second capacitance are connected in series, and a middle node between the two capacitances is referred to as a neutral point a three level inverter circuit in parallel with the DC battery and connected to the neutral point, comprising: an upper level bridge circuit connected between the battery positive and the capacitance neutral point; a lower level bridge circuit connected between the battery negative and the capacitance neutral point; the three level inverter motor drive circuit with an integrated battery charger also comprising: a first mid level bridge circuit connected between the outputs of the upper and lower level bridge circuits; motor windings connected to the outputs of the first mid level bridge circuit , a second mid level bridge circuit connected in parallel to the first mid level bridge circuit ; and an inductance connectable in series with an alternating current, AC, grid and connected to an output of the second mid level bridge circuit . a direct current, DC, battery for the EV connected in parallel with a first and a second capacitance, wherein the first capacitance and the second capacitance are connected in series, and a middle node between the two capacitances is referred to as a neutral point a three level inverter circuit in parallel with the DC battery and connected to the neutral point, comprising: an upper level bridge circuit connected between the battery positive and the capacitance neutral point; a lower level bridge circuit connected between the battery negative and the capacitance neutral point; the three level inverter motor drive circuit with an integrated battery charger also comprising: a first mid level bridge circuit connected between the outputs of the upper and lower level bridge circuits; motor windings connected to the outputs of the first mid level bridge circuit , a second mid level bridge circuit connected in parallel to the first mid level bridge circuit ; and an inductance connectable in series with an alternating current, AC, grid and connected to an output of the second mid level bridge circuit . an upper level bridge circuit connected between the battery positive and the capacitance neutral point; a lower level bridge circuit connected between the battery negative and the capacitance neutral point; the three level inverter motor drive circuit with an integrated battery charger also comprising: a first mid level bridge circuit connected between the outputs of the upper and lower level bridge circuits; motor windings connected to the outputs of the first mid level bridge circuit , a second mid level bridge circuit connected in parallel to the first mid level bridge circuit ; and an inductance connectable in series with an alternating current, AC, grid and connected to an output of the second mid level bridge circuit . a first mid level bridge circuit connected between the outputs of the upper and lower level bridge circuits; motor windings connected to the outputs of the first mid level bridge circuit , a second mid level bridge circuit connected in parallel to the first mid level bridge circuit ; and an inductance connectable in series with an alternating current, AC, grid and connected to an output of the second mid level bridge circuit . <EOS>