Control device and control method of electric vehicle

A control device of an electric vehicle including a driving force source having at least one motor, driving wheels, a shifting device operated by a driver, the shifting device being configured to selectively set one of two shift positions including a traveling position that causes the driving force source to generate a driving force by transmitting output torque of the driving force source to the driving wheels and a non-traveling position that does not generate the driving force, and a sensor configured to detect the shift position set by the shifting device, the control device comprising:

• a controller configured to control the driving force source according to the shift position detected by the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to, when the driver switches the shift position, cause the driving force source to output signal torque that enables the driver to sense a change in a vehicle behavior accompanied with switching of the shift position while the electric vehicle maintains a non-traveling state, and
• wherein the controller is configured to cause the driving force source to output the signal torque when the driver switches the shift position from the non-traveling position to the traveling position,
• the controller is further configured to cause the driving force source to output the signal torque in the same direction as a rotational direction of a driving torque that drives the electric vehicle in the traveling position after switching, and
• the controller is further configured to cause the driving force source to output the signal torque in a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the driving torque after causing the driving force source to output the signal torque in the same direction as the rotational direction of the driving torque.