Patent ID: 7677341

Claim:
A hybrid vehicle with an internal combustion engine capable of outputting driving power and at least one motor capable of outputting driving power, said hybrid vehicle comprising: an auto stop restart module that automatically stops said internal combustion engine upon satisfaction of a preset engine stop condition and automatically restarts said internal combustion engine upon satisfaction of a preset engine start condition; a driving force demand setting module that sets a driving force demand required for driving said hybrid vehicle; and a control module that controls said internal combustion engine and said motor so as to ensure output of a driving force based on said driving power demand set by said driving force demand setting module while imposing restriction on operation of said motor in response to setting of a driving force demand for vehicle start or acceleration by said driving force demand setting module upon satisfaction of said preset engine start condition during an auto stop of said internal combustion engine, said control module removing said restriction on said operation of said motor upon satisfaction of a predetermined restriction cancellation condition which is elapse of a preset wait time since setting of said driving force demand for vehicle start or acceleration.