Patent ID: 6930405

Claim:
A vehicle control apparatus comprising: a first motor-generator operatively coupled to at least one first wheel; a second motor-generator operatively coupled to at least one second wheel that is not connected to the first motor-generator; and a regenerative braking component configured and arranged to perform regenerative braking in which a first braking torque is applied to the first wheel by regeneratively operating the first motor-generator while a second braking torque is applied to the second wheel by regeneratively operating the second motor-generator, the regenerative braking component configured and arranged to include an ideal front-rear wheel distribution ratio calculating section configured and arranged to calculate an ideal front-rear wheel distribution ratio between the first braking torque applied to the first wheel and the second braking torque applied to the second wheel; a distribution allowance calculating section configured and arranged to calculate a distribution allowance of the ideal front-rear wheel distribution ratio; and a distribution ratio correcting section configured and arranged to correct the ideal front-rear wheel distribution ratio within a range of the distribution allowance to increase electric power generation efficiency of at least one of the first and second motor-generators.