Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for compensating for no-load losses in an electric vehicle comprising a first drive unit in the form of an electric machine which is supplied with power by at least one battery of the electric vehicle for driving the electric vehicle, and a second drive unit for driving the electric vehicle. In a no-load operation of the first drive unit, in which the first drive unit is to provide neither a positive nor a negative moment, the no-load losses at the first drive unit are compensated for to a different degree, depending on route data and/or vehicle data of the electric vehicle. The invention further relates to a computer program product for carrying out the method according to the invention, to a data carrier on which the computer program product is stored, and to an electric vehicle.