Patent ID: 9102322
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: B60K,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle comprising: an engine; a first electric motor connected to the engine; a second electric motor connected to wheels of the hybrid vehicle; an electric-energy storage device for supplying an electric energy to the first and second electric motors; a clutch interposed between the engine and the wheels and configured to selectively place a power transmitting path therebetween in a power transmitting state and a power cut-off state; and a controller that controls a running state of the hybrid vehicle; wherein the controller selectively establishes one of: the controller controls the hybrid vehicle such that the vehicle drive force generated in the second drive state at a given value of an operation amount of an accelerator pedal is larger than that generated in the first drive state.