An electric-powered vehicle having a drive system which includes at least one electric motor which is controlled and monitored by an electric control system for driving at least one vehicle wheel in a traction mode of the motor and also for selectively providing a contribution to overall braking torque when operated in a braking mode, and which also provides a hydraulic braking system which is actuated by the vehicle driver and which operates on at least the front wheels of the vehicle. The hydraulic braking torque produced by the driver by way of the hydraulic braking system, is adjusted in such a manner that, for the purpose of modulating the overall braking torque effective at the vehicle wheels the variation of the electric torque is arranged to stay within the "regenerative range" of operation of the electric motor, at least under predetermined operating conditions of the vehicle.