Patent ID: 8234028

Claim:
A hybrid vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine and a rotating electric machine serving as a mechanical power source for vehicle driving, having a first running mode during which said internal combustion engine is stopped and a second running mode during which said internal combustion engine is actuated, said hybrid vehicle comprising: a first running amount computation unit for computing a first status amount indicating a running amount in said first running mode; a second running amount computation unit for computing a second status amount indicating a running amount in said second running mode; and a determination unit for determining necessity of maintenance for elements included in the vehicle, based on said first and second status amounts, wherein said determination unit determines necessity of maintenance for said internal combustion engine and the elements actuated in accordance with the actuation of said internal combustion engine among said elements in the vehicle, based on said second status amount, and determines necessity of maintenance for the remaining elements, based on a third status amount indicating a total running amount of the vehicle; and a notification unit which issues, to a user, a notification of the necessity of maintenance for the elements included in the vehicle, based on a result of the determination by said determination unit.