Method for operating an electric vehicle with a device for generating a virtual shifting feel and electric vehicle

Abstract

Method for operating an electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle has a drive unit with at least one electric machine (11), and wherein the electric vehicle (10) has a device (13) for generating a virtual switching sensation, wherein virtual switching is performed by the device (13) for generating the virtual switching sensation.Then, if a driver-requested torque dependent on a driver-side actuation of an accelerator pedal (14) is less than a limit value, and if no veto condition is met, a virtual sailing mode is activated by the device (13) for generating the virtual shifting sensation, and the current virtual gear is selected to provide a virtual neutral state for the device (13) for generating the virtual shifting sensation, whereby the at least one electric machine (11) is controlled such that a torque is provided by the at least one electric machine (11) at a drive (12) of the electric vehicle (10) during the activated virtual sailing mode, by means of which the electric vehicle (10) reduces its sailing speed when sailing on a level road with a defined time gradient.

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