Patent ID: 8611824

Claim:
A vehicle supplied with electric power from an external power supply, comprising: a first communication device for wirelessly communicating with a wireless communication device external to said vehicle; a second communication device for communicating with a communication device external to said vehicle by utilizing, as a communication path, a charging cable for supplying electric power from said power supply to said vehicle and a charging port provided at said vehicle for connection of said charging cable thereto; and a control device for controlling communication by said first communication device and communication by said second communication device, depending on a remaining amount of data to be transmitted, wherein said control device makes a switch from communication by said first communication device to communication by said second communication device when said remaining amount of data to be transmitted is larger than a predetermined amount when said charging cable is connected to said charging port while in communication by said first communication device, and continues communication by said first communication device when said remaining amount of data to be transmitted is smaller than said predetermined amount when said charging cable is connected to said charging port while in communication by said first communication device.