Patent ID: 8620503

Claim:
A hybrid vehicle comprising: a first power source and a second power source, each configured to allow driving of said hybrid vehicle, a control line, a first node having a first voltage, a second node having a second voltage, a switch setting a voltage level of said control line at a first level corresponding to said first voltage by electrically coupling said control line with said first node when manual operation is not executed, and setting said voltage level of said control line at a second level corresponding to said second voltage by electrically coupling said control line with said second node during a period of time over which said manual operation is executed, and a control device switching a running mode of said hybrid vehicle between a first mode in which said first power source is used having higher priority for a running of said hybrid vehicle, and a second mode in which said second power source is used having higher priority for the running of said hybrid vehicle, based on a change from said first level to said second level that is a first change in said voltage level of said control line, and a change from said second level to said first level that is a second change in said voltage level of said control line, said control device switching said running mode between said first mode and said second mode when both said first change and said second change are detected.