Patent ID: 7506710

Claim:
A hybrid vehicle comprising: an engine having a crankshaft; a transmission that has an input shaft joined coaxially to the crankshaft, an output shaft disposed in parallel to the input shaft, a drive member provide on said input shaft, and a driven member provided on the output shaft, and is capable of changing the gear ratio between said drive member and said driven member; a generator/motor that is disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of an axis of the input shaft at a position sandwiched between the engine and the transmission; and power transmission means for transmitting the driving force of the generator/motor to any position of a power transmission pathway between the output shaft and a differential gear; the vehicle being capable of traveling by means of either one or both of the driving force of the engine and the driving force of the generator/motor, wherein the generator/motor is disposed coaxially with the axis, and wherein a starter motor is joined to an end part of the input shaft on a side opposite to the engine.