Electric vehicle

An electric vehicle comprising:

• a plurality of drive systems;
• a control apparatus configured to control the drive systems;
• and
• wheels, wherein
• each drive system comprises
• a motor, and
• an inverter, the motor and the inverter being coupled to each other by power lines,
• the power lines of the plurality of drive systems are coupled to each other by bypass lines,
• each inverter is configured to convert direct current power supplied from a corresponding power supply into alternating current power and supply the alternating current power to the corresponding motor,
• each motor is configured to drive the corresponding wheel, and
• when an abnormality occurs in the supply of the direct current power from the power source to the inverter in one of the drive systems, the control apparatus performs control
• to stop the supply of the direct current power from the power source of the one of the drive systems, and
• to supply the direct current power, which is supplied from the power supply to the inverter in another one of the drive systems, to the inverter of the one of the drive systems via the bypass lines.

An electric vehicle comprising:

• a plurality of drive systems;
• circuitry configured to control the drive systems;
• and
• wheels, wherein
• each drive system comprises
• a motor, and
• an inverter, the motor and the inverter being coupled to each other by wires,
• the wires of the plurality of drive systems are coupled to each other by first bypass lines,
• each inverter is configured to convert direct current power supplied from a corresponding power supply into alternating current power and supply the alternating current power to the corresponding motor,
• each motor is configured to drive the corresponding wheel, and
• when an abnormality occurs in the supply of the alternating current power from the inverter to the motor in one of the drive systems, the circuitry performs control
• to stop the supply of the alternating current power from the inverter of the one of the drive systems, and
• to supply the alternating current power, which is supplied from the inverter to the motor in another one of the drive systems, to the motor of the one of the drive systems via the first bypass lines.