A vehicle, comprising: an engine having a rotatable crankshaft and configured to output power generated by combustion as both torque and a rotation speed of the crankshaft; a power generation electric motor disposed so as to operate in conjunction with the crankshaft and configured to be driven by the engine to generate electric power; an energy storage device configured to store the electric power generated by the power generation electric motor as stored energy; a propulsive electric motor configured to receive electric power from the energy storage device and/or the power generation electric motor so as to output power, the propulsive electric motor being different from the power generation electric motor; a propulsion system configured to be driven by the power outputted from the propulsive electric motor; and a controller configured to: control the engine, the propulsive electric motor, and the power generation electric motor so as to control the engine and the power generation electric motor such that electric power supplied to the propulsive electric motor is increased in response to an acceleration instruction; and characterized in that the controller is configured to when the propulsion system is driven only by the power outputted from the propulsive electric motor, increase a rotation speed of the engine before the acceleration instruction by reducing a load torque of the power generation electric motor at least according to an energy storage amount of the energy storage device, such that a target power to be outputted according to the acceleration instruction by the propulsive electric motor that is driven by electric power supplied from the energy storage device and/or the power generation electric motor is outputted in response to the acceleration instruction as a trigger regardless of an energy storage amount of the energy storage device. an engine having a rotatable crankshaft and configured to output power generated by combustion as both torque and a rotation speed of the crankshaft; a power generation electric motor disposed so as to operate in conjunction with the crankshaft and configured to be driven by the engine to generate electric power; an energy storage device configured to store the electric power generated by the power generation electric motor as stored energy; a propulsive electric motor configured to receive electric power from the energy storage device and/or the power generation electric motor so as to output power, the propulsive electric motor being different from the power generation electric motor; a propulsion system configured to be driven by the power outputted from the propulsive electric motor; and a controller configured to: control the engine, the propulsive electric motor, and the power generation electric motor so as to control the engine and the power generation electric motor such that electric power supplied to the propulsive electric motor is increased in response to an acceleration instruction; and characterized in that the controller is configured to when the propulsion system is driven only by the power outputted from the propulsive electric motor, increase a rotation speed of the engine before the acceleration instruction by reducing a load torque of the power generation electric motor at least according to an energy storage amount of the energy storage device, such that a target power to be outputted according to the acceleration instruction by the propulsive electric motor that is driven by electric power supplied from the energy storage device and/or the power generation electric motor is outputted in response to the acceleration instruction as a trigger regardless of an energy storage amount of the energy storage device. control the engine, the propulsive electric motor, and the power generation electric motor so as to control the engine and the power generation electric motor such that electric power supplied to the propulsive electric motor is increased in response to an acceleration instruction; and characterized in that the controller is configured to when the propulsion system is driven only by the power outputted from the propulsive electric motor, increase a rotation speed of the engine before the acceleration instruction by reducing a load torque of the power generation electric motor at least according to an energy storage amount of the energy storage device, such that a target power to be outputted according to the acceleration instruction by the propulsive electric motor that is driven by electric power supplied from the energy storage device and/or the power generation electric motor is outputted in response to the acceleration instruction as a trigger regardless of an energy storage amount of the energy storage device.