Patent ID: 8326476

Claim:
An electrically powered vehicle capable of being charged by an external power source, comprising: a first power storage device for storing electric power used to generate driving force of said electrically powered vehicle; a second power storage device for storing electric power from said first power storage device; a charging device for charging said first power storage device by using electric power supplied from said external power source; a start time setting unit for receiving at least one of programmed start time and programmed end time, and for setting charging start time; a start instructing unit for outputting a start instruction to start to charge said first power storage device, when the present time reaches said charging start time set by said start time setting unit; a charging control unit for starting up said charging device in response to supply of electric power; and an abnormality monitoring unit for monitoring an abnormality in said charging device when the startup of said charging device at said charging start time has been set, during a period of time from a moment at which the startup of said charging device at said charging start time has been set, to said charging start time, and for causing said start instructing unit to stop the output of said start instruction when a problem is detected in said charging device, said abnormality monitoring unit interrupting supply of electric power from said second power storage device to said charging control unit after completion in setting the startup of said charging device, so as to stop said charging control unit, and when there is detected no abnormality in said charging device, said abnormality monitoring unit allowing supply of electric power from said second power storage device to said charging control unit in response to said start instruction so as to start up said charging control unit.