Method to control an electric road vehicle

A method to control an electric road vehicle (1);

• the control method comprises the steps of:
• detecting a position of an accelerator pedal (7);
• detecting an activation of an upshift control (9) or of a downshift control (10);
• establishing a plurality of virtual gears, each capable of being selected by acting upon the upshift control (9) or upon the downshift control (10);
• determining the selected virtual gear depending on the actions exerted upon the upshift control (9) or upon the downshift control (10);
• determining a torque objective (Tobj) to be applied to the drive wheels (2) depending on the position of the accelerator pedal (7) and depending on the selected virtual gear;
• and
• adding, with each change in the selected virtual gear, to the torque objective (Tobj), an additional torque profile (Tadd), which is impulsive and temporarily changes the development of the torque objective (Tobj);
• wherein the additional torque profile (Tadd) comprises a start segment (A) having a first sign and an end segment (B), which immediately follows the start segment (A) and has a second sign, which is contrary to the first sign;
• wherein if the change in the selected virtual gear is up, the start segment (A) entails an always positive torque and the end segment (B) entails an always negative torque, and if the change in the selected virtual gear is down, the start segment (A) entails an always negative torque and the end segment (B) entails an always positive torque.