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

Claim 3:
4. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, wherein
said adjusting device further includes a heating device having a heater core through which cooling water of the internal combustion engine circulates, and
the internal cabin environment control unit is configured to control a thermal efficiency of the internal combustion engine so that in response to judging by said judging unit that (a) the time period required for the hybrid vehicle to reach said boundary is within the preset time period or (b) that the distance between the hybrid vehicle and said boundary is within the preset distance, the temperature inside the cabin is made to change from a current temperature to a heating temperature closer to a preset set heating temperature than an intermediate value of the current temperature and the preset set heating temperature before the hybrid vehicle enters the inside of the engine drive restricted zone.