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

Claim 11:
12. A method of controlling a hybrid vehicle including a driving power source, the driving power source including an engine and an electric motor, the method comprising:
receiving, via a selection information receiver, selection information from a selector that is operable between a non-manipulating position and a manipulating position;
determining whether or not a predetermined first condition is satisfied and whether or not a predetermined second condition is satisfied; and
controlling the engine and the electric motor in accordance with an accelerator manipulation amount and a determination result of the determining step, wherein
in the controlling step, even when the accelerator manipulation amount is the same, and
when the first condition is satisfied, the driving power source is controlled so as to output first driving force in a first driving state, and
when the second condition is satisfied, the driving power source is controlled so as to output second driving force larger than the first driving force in a second driving state,

the first condition includes a condition that the selection information is first selection information that is information indicating that the selector is at the non-manipulating position,
the second condition includes a condition that the selection information is second selection information that is information indicating that the selector is at the manipulating position, and
controlling the engine and the electric motor includes controlling the driving power source such that the driving power source outputs the second driving force in the second driving state while the selection information receiver continuously receives the second selection information.