NOVELTY - The vehicle (10) has an inverter converting direct current (DC) from a main battery (60) into three-phase alternating current (AC). A capacitor stabilizes operation of the inverter. A discharge unit discharges electric charge of the capacitor. A discharge operation unit controls the discharge unit to discharge the electric charge of the capacitor. The inverter, the capacitor, the discharge unit and the discharge operation unit form a motor drive section (64), where the motor drive section supplies electric power from the battery to a traveling motor (28) to drive the traveling motor.    USE - Electric vehicle i.e. hybrid motorcycle.    ADVANTAGE - The capacitor is discharged so as to reduce voltage drop of the main battery when the main battery is discharged and the voltage of the battery drops. The discharge operation unit turns on a switch and turns off another switch, so that a main contactor is turned off when discharging the electric charge of the capacitor, thus preventing the motor drive section from driving the traveling motor when accessing the motor drive section. The vehicle includes a lever placed at a position so as to cover an insertion hole of a mounting portion. The motor is connected to the inverter so as to convert DC from the main battery into the three-phase AC, thus supplying the AC current to the motor. The discharge operation unit manually makes the discharge units to discharge the electric charge of the capacitor, thus ensuring discharge of the residual electric charge of the capacitor of the motor drive section, and hence ensuring accessibility to the motor drive section in an easy manner when accessing the motor drive section during maintenance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for controlling an electric vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side view of a hybrid motorcycle.    Electric vehicle (10)    Traveling motor (28)    Handlebar cover (50)    Main battery (60)    Motor drive section (64)