In addition to enabling precise operations such as access to obstacles (exchange of objects at the counter), contact with walls and objects even when operations are negligently performed in operations where preciseness is required. The control method of the electric vehicle which can be avoided. In this method, when the electric vehicle (100) moves at the first speed to approach the target (200) based on the instructed information, the distance between the electric vehicle (100) and the target (200) is After the electric powered vehicle (100) is temporarily stopped at the position where the first stopping distance is reached, the speed is switched to the second speed which is lower than the first speed to move the electric powered vehicle (100) closer to the object (200). It stops at the position where the distance between (100) and the object (200) becomes the second stopping distance shorter than the first stopping distance.障害物への接近（カウンターでのモノのやりとり）などの緻密な操作を可能にするだけでなく、緻密さが要求される操作の中で操作の過失をした場合でも壁やモノへの接触を回避することができる電動車両の制御方法。この方法では、指示された情報に基づいて電動車両（１００）が第１速度で移動して対象物（２００）に接近する場合は、電動車両（１００）と対象物（２００）との距離が第１停止距離となる位置で電動車両（１００）を一旦停止させた後、第１速度より遅い第２速度に速度を切り替えて電動車両（１００）を対象物（２００）に接近させ、電動車両（１００）と対象物（２００）との距離が第１停止距離よりも短い第２停止距離となる位置で停止させる。
