(a) Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle equipped with a motor, and more particularly, to a control apparatus and a control method for enhancing drivability in an electric vehicle capable of recovering electric energy from kinetic energy of the vehicle through the motor during coasting of the vehicle and capable of charging a battery.
(b) Background Art
Generally, an electric vehicle refers to an automobile that is driven by means of electric power, i.e., an automobile that is driven by means of power of a motor and equipped with a motor as a source of power.
An electric vehicle is an environmentally-friendly vehicle with less pollutant emissions than traditional vehicles equipped with an internal combustion engine (ICE) using fossil fuel such as gasoline or diesel fuel.
Examples of the electric vehicle include a pure electric vehicle (EV) that is driven by a motor powered by electric power stored in a battery, a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) that is driven by both a motor and a combustion engine, and a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) that is driven by a motor powered by electric power generated from a fuel cell.
Among them, the pure electric vehicle and the fuel cell electric vehicle are driven only by motor power, while the hybrid vehicle is driven by motor power or combined power of the motor and the internal combustion engine (hereinafter, this is simply referred to as “engine”).
The disclosure of this section is to provide background of the invention. Applicant notes that this section may contain information available before this application. However, by providing this section, Applicant does not admit that any information contained in this section constitutes prior art.