Electric vehicle and cooling method thereof

An electric vehicle, comprising:

• a vehicle charging connection unit configured to be connected to an external cable connected to a charger located outside the electric vehicle, the vehicle charging connection unit being disposed in a flow path through which cooling water circulates so as to be cooled by the cooling water;
• a battery configured to be charged through the vehicle charging connection unit;
• a pump disposed in the flow path to circulate the cooling water;
• and
• a charging control unit configured to determine whether an amount of cooling water is insufficient and to restrict a charging rate of charging power supplied through the vehicle charging connection unit in response to a determination that the amount of cooling water is insufficient.