Patent ID: 8983699
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B60K,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle provided with an electric motor as a driving source, comprising: an engine; a catalyst that purifies gas exhausted from said engine; and a control unit that controls said engine in a control mode being one of a first control mode and a second control mode in which opportunity for operation of said engine is limited compared to in said first control mode, and increases a temperature of said catalyst to be equal to or higher than a prescribed temperature in said first control mode, wherein said control unit changes said control mode from said first control mode to said second control mode, after increasing the temperature of said catalyst to be higher than said prescribed temperature, sets a parameter of said vehicle in accordance with operation by a driver, stops said engine when said parameter is smaller than a predetermined first value and operates said engine when said parameter is equal to or greater than said predetermined first value in said first control mode, and stops said engine when said parameter is smaller than a predetermined second value greater than said predetermined first value and operates said engine when said parameter is equal to or greater than said predetermined second value in said second control mode.