Abstract: In order to solve the problems such as smoothness, slipping backward on a slope and acceleration performance which are crucial issues during the starting process of the Pure Electric Vehicle (PEV), the integrated output characteristics of the engine and torque converter was studied in the starting and acceleration process of vehicle equipped with automatic transmission and the characteristics of driving motor, power battery pack and power train system of PEV were comprehensively considered. Furthermore, a control strategy for starting and acceleration of pure electric vehicle was proposed. With the MATLAB/Simulink software platform, the starting and acceleration performance of pure electric vehicle using the proposed control strategy was analyzed. The results show that the starting performance of pure electric vehicle is very smoothness at different accelerator opening by using the proposed control strategy and the acceleration performance has been effectively improved.