Patent ID: 6702053
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F01N,F02D,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A hybrid car on which an engine is mounted and generates a driving force to drive the hybrid car wherein said engine performs a lean burn operation, and wherein a motor is mounted on the hybrid car and generates a driving force to drive the hybrid car, said hybrid car comprising:means for providing a first operation area in which the hybrid car is driven by said motor; means for providing a second operation area changed over from said first operation area; means to provide an opening degree of a throttle valve of said engine to perform an opening condition, by making an air/fuel ratio of said engine larger than a stoichiometric value when said engine is driven, and the hybrid car is driven by said engine; and means for providing a third operation area changed over from said second operation area, by changing the stoichiometric value when said engine is driven and the hybrid car is driven by said engine.