A method of operating an electric drive of a vehicle and the vehicle with an electric drive

The present invention relates to a method for operating an electric drive (10) of a vehicle (100), the electric drive (10) comprising an electric machine (11), said vehicle (100) at least in a coasting mode (102) and a recuperation (103) further comprising a movement (101) of the vehicle (100) by the electric machine (11) is not or at least not substantially affected in the coasting mode (102) and in the recuperation mode (103) is operable (for generating electric power from movement energy of the vehicle 100), the electric machine (11) is operated in a generator mode, and wherein the electric machine (11) having a traction memory (12), which is designed for storing and providing electric energy for the electric machine (11), (in a traction network 20) ​​electrically is coupled. Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle (100) with an electric drive (10), the electric drive (10) comprising at least one electric machine (11), said vehicle (100) is operable at least in a coasting mode (102) and a recuperation (103) wherein the electric machine (11) in the coasting mode (102) a movement (101) of the vehicle (100) does not or at least not substantially affected, and in recuperation (103) (the electric machine (11) for generating electric power from movement energy of the vehicle 100) is operable in a generator mode, and wherein the electric machine (11) having a traction memory (12), which is designed for storing and providing electric energy for the electric machine (11) is electrically coupled in a traction network (20).