ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING CONTROL DEVICE FOR SAME

An electric vehicle 1 comprises an electric motor 5 for generating driving power for moving a vehicle body of the electric vehicle; a battery unit 60 for supplying electric power to the electric motor 5; a charging connector 49 connected to an outside electric power supply for supplying the electric power to be charged; a main controller 100 for controlling switching between a first connection state in which the battery unit 60 is connected to the electric motor 5 and a second connection state in which the battery unit 60 is connected to the charging connector 49; and a relay 101 for opening and closing a power supply path from the low-voltage battery 43 to the main controller 100; wherein a relay 101 opens the power supply path to cut -off electric power supply to the main controller 100 for a specified time, when the relay 101 switches one of the first connection state and the second connection state to the other connection state.