Patent ID: 9376103
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B60K,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A traveling mode switching controller of a hybrid electric vehicle with a pair of drive wheels, comprising: a velocity detection unit for detecting a traveling velocity of the vehicle; a state-of-charge detection unit for detecting a state of charge of a drive battery that supplies electric power to an electric motor of the vehicle; and a switching control unit that, on the basis of the traveling velocity of the vehicle and the state of charge of the drive battery, selectively switches among: wherein the switching control unit performs wherein the traveling mode switching controller further comprises: a request output detection unit that detects a request output that is required of the vehicle based on a depression amount of an accelerator pedal, and wherein the switching control unit performs, when the state of charge is equal to or higher than the first state of charge;