METHOD OF VIRTUALIZING CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE

A method of virtualizing characteristics of an internal combustion engine vehicle in an electric vehicle, includes obtaining, by a controller, real-time vehicle driving information, determining, by the controller, tooth surface pressures of gears in the powertrain between a motor for driving a vehicle and driving wheels based on the obtained real-time vehicle driving information, generating, by the controller, a virtual effect signal for generating a virtual effect that simulates powertrain characteristics of an internal combustion engine vehicle based on the determined tooth surface pressures of the gears in the powertrain, and generating, by the controller, a virtual effect that simulates powertrain characteristics of an internal combustion engine vehicle by controlling an operation of a virtual effect generation device that generates a virtual effect according to the generated virtual effect signal.