Patent ID: 11866030
Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A hybrid vehicle, comprising:
a driving power source including an internal combustion engine and an electric motor;
an accelerator manipulation element;
a selector that is operable by a driver; and
a control device that controls the engine and the electric motor in accordance with an accelerator manipulation amount of the accelerator manipulation element, wherein
the control device includes:
a determiner that determines whether or not a predetermined first condition, including a condition that the selector is in a non-manipulating state where the selector is not operated by the driver, is satisfied, and whether or not a predetermined second condition, including a condition that the selector is in a manipulating state where the selector is operated by the driver, is satisfied; and
a control unit that controls the engine and the electric motor in accordance with the accelerator manipulation amount and a determination result of the determiner,

even when the accelerator manipulation amount is the same, and
when the first condition is satisfied, the control unit controls the driving power source such that the driving power source outputs first driving force in a first driving state, and
when the second condition is satisfied, the control unit controls the driving power source such that the driving power source outputs second driving force larger than the first driving force in a second driving state, and

the control unit switches from the second driving state to the first driving state based on at least one of a duration time of the second driving state, an increasing rate of the accelerator manipulation amount, and a remaining amount of a battery.