Vehicle control method and vehicle control device

A vehicle control method for controlling a vehicle comprising a friction clutch configured to switch between engagement and disengagement between a motor/generator and a drive wheel, an oil pump that supplies hydraulic oil pressure to the friction clutch, and an electric oil pump driven by an electric motor to supply hydraulic oil pressure to the friction clutch, the vehicle control method comprising:

• maintaining the friction clutch disengaged with slack eliminated in a stroke while the vehicle is stopped,
• reducing a motor rotational speed using a predetermined rotational speed as a target motor rotational speed in response a request to stop the motor/generator upon determining the motor rotational speed of the motor/generator is greater than the predetermined rotational speed, and
• when the motor rotational speed has reached the predetermined rotational speed, reducing the motor rotational speed toward zero while limiting torque of the motor/generator.