Patent ID: 9604533
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Claim:
1. A vehicle comprising: an electric power storage device; electric motors configured to generate driving force for the vehicle by using an electric power stored in the electric power storage device; a grille shutter configured to introduce air into the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle; and at least one electronic control unit configured to: (i) control the electric motors and the grille shutter, (ii) calculate a state of charge of the electric power storage device, and (iii) execute opening control of the grille shutter such that a first amount of the air exceeds a second amount of the air, the first amount of the air being an amount of the air introduced into the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle when the state of charge of the electric power storage device exceeds a predetermined value, and the second amount of the air being an amount of the air introduced into the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle when the state of charge does not exceed the predetermined value.