Patent ID: 8574126
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: F02D,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle including a clutch provided at a driving power transmission path from an engine to a drive wheel, comprising: a fuel feed stop controller configured to perform fuel feed stop control for stopping fuel feeding to the engine when a first fuel feed stop condition is satisfied; and a clutch state detector configured to detect whether the clutch is engaged or disengaged; wherein the fuel feed stop controller is configured to resume the fuel feeding to the engine when the clutch continues to be disengaged for a predetermined time after a time point when the clutch is disengaged under the condition that the fuel feed stop control is performed; and wherein the fuel feed stop controller is configured to continue the fuel feed stop control if the clutch returns to an engaged state before a lapse of the predetermined time after a time point when the clutch is disengaged under the condition that the fuel stop control is performed, and for so long as the first fuel stop condition is satisfied.