Patent ID: 8096375

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine capable of outputting power for driving; a motor capable of outputting power for driving; an accumulator capable of supplying and receiving electric power from the motor; a fuel consumption priority mode selection switch to select a fuel consumption priority mode that gives priority to fuel consumption; an engine operation stop condition setting module configured to set an engine operation stop condition of permitting an operation stop of the internal combustion engine to a condition where a vehicle speed is not more than a first vehicle speed when the fuel consumption priority mode selection switch is turned off, the engine operation stop condition setting module setting the engine operation stop condition to a condition where the vehicle speed is not more than a second vehicle speed more than the first vehicle speed when the fuel consumption priority mode selection switch is turned on; a driving force demand setting module configured to set a driving force demand required for driving the vehicle; and a controller configured to control the internal combustion engine and the motor so that a driving power equivalent to the set driving force demand is ensured without the operation stop of the internal combustion engine when the engine operation stop condition is not satisfied, the controller controlling the internal combustion engine and the motor so that the driving power equivalent to the set driving force demand is ensured with the operation stop of the internal combustion engine when the engine operation stop condition is satisfied.