Patent ID: 9493073
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B60K,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A device for displaying information in a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric motor and a button for purely electric driving in which the hybrid vehicle is driven solely using the electric motor, the device comprising: an electronic display instrument installed in the hybrid vehicle comprising: wherein the button is configured to request the hybrid vehicle to be operated solely using the electric motor when operated, when the indication indicates the hybrid vehicle is capable of being switched to the state of purely electric driving while the hybrid vehicle is operated using the internal combustion engine and a switch to the state of purely electric driving is first requested by operation of the button, the operation of the button causes the hybrid vehicle to be operated solely using the electric motor, and the operation of the button is performed only once between a time the switch to the state of purely electric driving was first requested and a time that the hybrid vehicle switches from driving using the internal combustion engine to the state of purely electric driving.