Charging apparatus and electric vehicle including the same

A charging apparatus and an electric vehicle including the same are disclosed. The charging apparatus includes a converter for converting an input alternating current (AC) voltage into a direct current (DC) voltage in a charging mode, and a controller for controlling the converter. The converter includes a motor, a switching unit for supplying the input AC voltage to the motor by a switching operation, and an inverter for converting a DC voltage from a battery into an AC voltage by the switching operation of three-phase switching elements and driving the motor in a motor operation mode, and operating switching elements of at least one phase of the three-phase switching elements and converting the voltage received from the motor into a predetermined DC voltage in the charging mode. Accordingly, it is possible to easily perform charging using an AC voltage.