Patent ID: 11904833
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. The vehicle control device according to claim 4, wherein
in a first case, the time period required for the hybrid vehicle to reach said boundary is within the preset time period or the distance between the hybrid vehicle and said boundary is within the preset distance,
in a second case, the time period required for the hybrid vehicle to reach said boundary is more than the preset time period or the distance between the hybrid vehicle and said boundary is more than the preset distance,
a temperature difference between the current temperature inside the cabin and the preset set heating temperature in the first case is the same as a temperature difference between the current temperature inside the cabin and the preset set heating temperature in the second case, and
the internal cabin environment control unit is configured to cause the thermal efficiency of the internal combustion engine to be lowered in the first case compared with the second case.