ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

An electric vehicle may include logic for drowsiness prevention via brain wave analysis of a driver. A method for controlling the electric vehicle may include determining whether a driver needs to sleep based on a result of analyzing a brain wave of the driver. The method may also include changing a destination to a sleeping area based on selection of the driver when it is determined that the driver needs to sleep. The method may further include controlling a state of charge of a battery during travel to the sleeping area or after stopping at the sleeping area and controlling a sleep environment.