Electric vehicle

A method comprising:

• changing, in an automatic mode, an output of an electric motor of a vehicle in accordance with operation of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle;
• switching a control mode of from the automatic mode to a manual mode in response to a mode switching operation to a paddle type shifter of the vehicle;
• and
• changing, in the manual mode, an output characteristic of the electric motor with respect to the operation of the accelerator pedal in accordance with an upshift operation and a downshift operation to the paddle type shifter,
• wherein the output characteristic includes a driving wheel torque of the electric motor,
• wherein the method further comprises changing, in the manual mode, the driving wheel torque of the electric motor in accordance with a vehicle model for determining the driving wheel torque based on the operation of the accelerator pedal and the at least one of the upshift operation and the downshift operation to the paddle type shifter,
• wherein the vehicle model includes at least an engine model, a clutch model, and a transmission model,
• wherein the at least one of the upshift operation and the downshift operation to the paddle type shifter selects a virtual gear, and
• wherein the virtual gear selected by the paddle type shifter is among a plurality of virtual gears, wherein each virtual gear represents a gear ratio.

A computer-readable memory including a program recorded thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processer to perform operations comprising:

• changing, in an automatic mode, an output of an electric motor of a vehicle in accordance with operation of the accelerator pedal of the vehicle;
• switching a control mode from the automatic mode to a manual mode in response to one or more signals from a paddle type shifter of the vehicle;
• and
• changing, in the manual mode, an output characteristic of the electric motor with respect to the operation of the accelerator pedal in accordance with an upshift operation and a downshift operation to the paddle type shifter,
• wherein the output characteristic includes a driving wheel torque of the electric motor,
• wherein the operations further comprise changing, in the manual mode, the driving wheel torque of the electric motor in accordance with a vehicle model for determining the driving wheel torque based on the operation of the accelerator pedal and the at least one of the upshift operation and the downshift operation to the paddle type shifter,
• wherein the vehicle model includes at least an engine model, a clutch model, and a transmission model,
• wherein the at least one of the upshift operation and the downshift operation to the paddle type shifter selects a virtual gear, and
• wherein the virtual gear selected by the paddle type shifter is among a plurality of virtual gears, wherein each virtual gear represents a gear ratio.