A method of braking in an electrically powered vehicle in a default or fail-safe mode, said vehicle including a drive system which includes a multi-phase electric motor, said motor comprising at least one stator group; said stator group comprising a first stator arrangement including three coils (e2, e4, e6) and a second stator arrangement including three coils, (e2 ∗ e4 ∗ e6 ∗ ) being angularly offset from said first coil arrangement, and where, said first arrangement is connected to respective low side and/or high side circuitry, including low side switches (32,34,36,) and/or high side switches for each of the said coils respectively, adapted to selectively allow current to flow through said respective coils of said first stator arrangement from a DC power source, and where said second arrangement is connected to respective low side and/or high side circuitry, including a low side switches (32 ∗ , 34, ∗ 36 ∗ ) and/or high side switches (31 ∗ , 33 ∗ , 35 ∗ ) for each of the said coils respectively, adapted to selectively allow current to flow through said respective coils of said second stator arrangement from the DC power source, said method comprising: for one or more of each group: for either or both of said second or first arrangements, characterized in that i) setting any two of said switches in said low side circuitry to a closed state and the other switch in an open state, and setting all the switches in the high side to an open state; and/or ii) setting any two of said switches in said high side circuitry to a closed state and setting the other switch to an open state, and setting all the switches on the low side to an open state. said first arrangement is connected to respective low side and/or high side circuitry, including low side switches (32,34,36,) and/or high side switches for each of the said coils respectively, adapted to selectively allow current to flow through said respective coils of said first stator arrangement from a DC power source, and where said second arrangement is connected to respective low side and/or high side circuitry, including a low side switches (32 ∗ , 34, ∗ 36 ∗ ) and/or high side switches (31 ∗ , 33 ∗ , 35 ∗ ) for each of the said coils respectively, adapted to selectively allow current to flow through said respective coils of said second stator arrangement from the DC power source, said method comprising: for one or more of each group: for either or both of said second or first arrangements, characterized in that i) setting any two of said switches in said low side circuitry to a closed state and the other switch in an open state, and setting all the switches in the high side to an open state; and/or ii) setting any two of said switches in said high side circuitry to a closed state and setting the other switch to an open state, and setting all the switches on the low side to an open state. for either or both of said second or first arrangements, characterized in that i) setting any two of said switches in said low side circuitry to a closed state and the other switch in an open state, and setting all the switches in the high side to an open state; and/or ii) setting any two of said switches in said high side circuitry to a closed state and setting the other switch to an open state, and setting all the switches on the low side to an open state. <EOS>