Vehicle controller, vehicle including a vehicle controller, and method of operating a vehicle

A system for a wheeled vehicle, comprising:

• an electric motor adapted to drive at least one wheel of the vehicle to propel the vehicle, the electric motor having a predetermined maximum torque output;
• an energy storage device adapted to supply electrical energy to the electric motor;
• and
• a controller adapted to control the supply of electrical energy to the electric motor to control an amount of torque output by the electric motor;
• wherein the controller is adapted to selectively operate the vehicle in a low-speed mode to limit a driven speed of the vehicle to a maximum driven speed that is below a maximum speed of the vehicle, the controller adapted to control the amount of torque output by the electric motor in the low-speed mode according to an inverse relationship between the amount of torque output by the electric motor and the driven speed of the vehicle;
• and
• wherein the controller is adapted to control the amount of torque output by the electric motor in the low-speed mode toward the predetermined maximum torque output of the electric motor at a zero vehicle speed and to reduce the amount of torque output by the electric motor in the low-speed mode with increasing vehicle speed.