In a control device of an electric vehicle (Ve) including a motor (1), driving wheels (2), a shifting device (3) that is operated by a driver and selectively sets one of two shift positions of a traveling position that generates driving force by transmitting output torque of the motor (1) to the driving wheels (2), and a non-traveling position that does not generate driving force without transmitting the output torque to the driving wheels (2), a controller (6) causes the motor (1) to output signal torque that enables the driver to sense a change in a vehicle behavior accompanied with switching of the shift position when the driver switches the shift position.