Electric vehicle and method for controlling electric vehicle

A method for controlling an electric vehicle, the electric vehicle including

• a motor connected to a drive shaft,
• a driving force split device configured to transmit a driving force from the drive shaft to a front wheel and a rear wheel and to adjust a transmission split ratio, the transmission split ratio being a ratio of the driving force that is transmitted from the drive shaft to the rear wheel via the driving force split device to a total driving force that is transmitted from the drive shaft to the front wheel and the rear wheel via the driving force split device, and
• a braking force applying device configured to apply a braking force to the front wheel and the rear wheel,
• the method comprising:
• controlling the braking force applying device based on a target braking split ratio when braking of the electric vehicle by the braking force applying device is performed, the target braking split ratio being a target value of a ratio of the braking force that is applied to the rear wheel by the braking force applying device to a total braking force that is applied to the front wheel and the rear wheel by the braking force applying device;
• and
• setting an initial value of the target braking split ratio to a value within an allowable range about the transmission split ratio when braking of the electric vehicle by the braking force applying device is started while the electric vehicle is being braked by the motor.