ELECTRIC VEHICLE

To improve a driving feeling when an electric vehicle performs regenerative power generation on a down-grade.SOLUTION: An electric vehicle 10 includes: a motor 2 capable of performing regenerative power generation; control means 5C for making the motor 2 perform the regenerative power generation so that a regeneration rate can reach a target value T, when predetermined conditions are established; detection means 15 for detecting a down-grade existing in a travel-scheduled route; setting means 5A for setting an increased value E higher by a predetermined amount X or above than a standard value S preset as a target value, when the down-grade is detected by the detection means 15; and changing means 5B for changing the target value T to the increased value E when the electric vehicle reaches a start point of the down-grade.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】電動車両において下り坂で回生発電が実施される場合にドライブフィーリングを向上させる。【解決手段】電動車両１０は、回生発電を実施可能なモータ２と、所定条件が成立した場合に回生率が目標値Tとなるようにモータ２に回生発電を実施させる制御手段５Ｃと、走行予定経路に存在する下り坂を検出する検出手段１５と、検出手段１５で下り坂が検出された場合に、目標値として予め設定されている標準値Sよりも所定量X以上大きい増大値Eを設定する設定手段５Ａと、下り坂の開始地点に到達したら目標値Tを増大値Eに変更する変更手段５Ｂと、を備えている。【選択図】図１