Patent ID: 7710252

Claim:
A meter display device used in a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine and a motor that are controlled such that power from one and/or both of the engine and the motor is output to a drive shaft that rotates wheels, comprising: (a) a display device that displays a plurality of types of display information related to the hybrid vehicle at the same position on the display device, the display information including first display information and second display information that are different from each other; and (b) a display controller that controls the display information displayed on the display device such that any one of the plurality of types of display information that can be displayed on the display device is displayed, wherein (c) the display controller controls which one of the first and second display information is displayed on the display device based on whether a shift lever of the hybrid vehicle is in a sequential shift range, and wherein the first display information is a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine, and the second display information is any one of power that is output from the hybrid vehicle, power that is output from the internal combustion engine, or power that is output to the drive shaft.