Patent ID: 7530920

Claim:
A control apparatus of an electric vehicle, the electric vehicle including an electric motor, a wheel side output shaft for transmitting a power to drive wheels, and a transmission for transmitting a power of the electric motor to the wheel side output shaft, the control apparatus comprising: a determination section determining whether a neutral request for shutting off power transmission to the wheel side output shaft is generated; a neutral control section executing neutral control, in which the neutral control section shuts off application of current to the electric motor when it is determined that the neutral request is generated; a synchronization control section executing rotation speed synchronization control in which, at a time of gear shift of the transmission, the synchronization control section adjusts a rotation speed of the electric motor prior to the gear shift to a rotation speed that is set in accordance with a speed reduction ratio after the gear shift; and a delay section, wherein, when it is determined that the neutral request is generated during execution of the rotation synchronization control, the delay section delays the execution of the neutral control.