ELECTRIC VEHICLE

The electric vehicle (10) of the present disclosure is configured to use an electric motor (2) as a power unit for traveling. The electric vehicle (10) includes an accelerator pedal (22), a sequential shifter (26), and a controller (50). The controller (50) is configured to change a motor torque output by the electric motor (2) in response to operation of the accelerator pedal (22) and operation of the sequential shifter (26). The controller (50) is configured to change a change rate of the motor torque at least twice during a preset shift time in response to the operation of the sequential shifter (26).