VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM COMPRISING A SERIES CONNECTION OF CAPACITOR AND BATTERY AND A VEHICLE

A vehicle drive system 10 includes: a power supply 3 in which a battery 18 and a capacitor 22 are connected in series; a primary drive motor 16 to which a voltage of the battery 18 is provided; secondary drive motors 20 to each of which a total voltage (Vin) of the battery 18 and the power supply capacitor 22 is provided; a charging circuit 19; and a control circuit 24 that controls charging/discharging of the power supply 3. The control circuit 24 operates switches SW1, SW2 of the charging circuit 19 so as to control charging/discharging of the battery 18 and the capacitor 22.