Patent ID: 6814170
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,Y02T,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A hybrid vehicle which includes a generator, an engine which drives the generator, a motor which drives the vehicle and a battery connected to the generator and motor, and performs EV running wherein the vehicle is driven by the motor alone using electric power stored in the battery, and HEV running wherein the engine is operated and the vehicle is driven by at least one of the engine and the motor, comprising:an external charge device which charges the battery using an external power supply, a map information device which includes map data and recognizes the present position of the vehicle on the map data, and a controller which functions to: register a base point in the map data, the base point being a point at which the external charge device is installed, register an EV running area centered on the base point in the map data in the map information device based on a charge value of the battery, increase the charge value of the battery during HEV running before arriving at the EV running area, when the vehicle runs towards the base point from outside the EV running area, and switch to EV running when the vehicle enters the EV running area.