VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

Abstract

A vehicle control device (50) is attached to a vehicle (20) which contains a machine, a drive motor, a battery (40) configured to provide electrical energy to the motor, and map information, and which is configured to perform electric driving. The vehicle control device (50) has a processor. The processor is configured to represent a defined electric driving range, in which the vehicle (20) performs electric driving, on the map information using a first representation method. The processor is configured to represent a potential electric driving range, in which the vehicle (20) is capable of performing electric driving, on the map information using a second representation method different from the first.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control device. 2. Description of the related art

[0002] As one type of vehicle control device, a device is proposed that is installed in a vehicle performing electric driving when it is determined that a hybrid electric vehicle is within an electric driving range where the engine should stop operation to perform electric driving (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. JP 2022-013179 A). In this vehicle control device, when it is determined that a hybrid electric vehicle is outside the electric driving range and within an entry area adjacent to the boundary of the electric driving range, an occupant is notified that there is a possibility that the hybrid electric vehicle will soon enter the electric driving range. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] However, the above-mentioned vehicle control device does not notify a driver even when it is not possible to complete the electric driving range by electric driving with the engine stopped depending on the remaining amount of energy of a battery, so that the driver may mistakenly believe that the electric driving range can be completed by electric driving.

[0004] The present disclosure provides a vehicle control device that notifies a driver or user whether it is possible to complete an electric driving-specified area by electric driving.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle control device is mounted on a vehicle, including an engine, a motor for driving, a battery configured to supply electric power to the motor, and map information, and configured to perform electric driving. The vehicle control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to display an electric driving designation area in which the vehicle performs electric driving on the map information using a first display method. The processor is configured to display an electric driving capability area in which the vehicle is capable of performing electric driving on the map information using a second display method different from the first display method.

[0006] In the vehicle control device of the present disclosure, the electric driving setting area in which the vehicle performs electric driving is displayed on the map information in the first display method, and the electric driving capability area in which the vehicle is capable of performing electric driving is displayed on the map information in the second display method different from the first display method. Accordingly, the driver or the user can be informed of whether it is possible to supplement the electric driving setting area with electric driving. Note that the first display method and the second display method may display the areas using different colors.

[0007] In the vehicle control device according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the processor may be configured to: display the electric driving possibility range in the electric driving setting range using the second display method; and display an electric driving impossibility range in which the vehicle is unable to perform electric driving using a third display method. According to the above configuration, the user can be clearly informed of the electric driving possibility range and the electric driving impossibility range.

[0008] In the vehicle control device according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the processor can be configured to set the electric driving setting area based on at least one input from a user and the map information. According to the above configuration, the user can freely set the electric driving setting area.

[0009] In the vehicle control device according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the processor may be configured to notify that the electric driving setting range cannot be set when the electric driving setting range is larger than the electric driving capability range, when setting the electric driving setting range based on the user input. In the vehicle control device according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the processor may be configured to not set the electric driving setting range when the electric driving setting range is larger than the electric driving capability range, when setting the electric driving setting range based on the user input.According to the above configuration, the user can be informed that the setting range of electric driving is larger than the possibility range of electric driving.

[0010] In the vehicle control device according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the processor may be configured to notify that the electric driving setting area cannot be set when an attempt is made to set the electric driving setting area in an area that is smaller than a predetermined distance from an electric driving setting area that has already been set based on the user input. In the vehicle control device according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the processor may be configured to not set the electric driving setting area when an attempt is made to set the electric driving setting area in an area that is smaller than a predetermined distance from an electric driving setting area that has already been set based on the user input.According to the above configuration, the user can be informed that a new electric driving setting area cannot be set within the specified distance from the electric driving setting area that has already been set.

[0011] In the vehicle control device according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the processor may be configured to set the electric driving setting area by communicating with a user's mobile terminal. The processor may be configured to perform the communication so that the same display as at least one of the display of the electric driving setting area on the map information using the first display method and the electric driving possibility area on the map information using the second display method is performed on the mobile terminal. According to the above configuration, the user can set the electric driving setting area using the mobile terminal and check the electric driving setting area and the electric driving possibility area using the mobile terminal.

[0012] In the vehicle control device according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the processor may be configured to calculate the electric driving possibility range based on a remaining battery energy amount or a fully charged battery energy amount. In the vehicle control device according to the aspect of the present disclosure, the processor may be configured to calculate the electric driving possibility range based on a remaining battery energy amount assumed when the vehicle travels a predetermined distance while driving the engine and charging the battery. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS

[0013] Features, advantages and the technical and industrial significance of exemplary embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying figures, in which like symbols denote like elements, and wherein: Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a vehicle control device as an embodiment of the present disclosure and centered on a hybrid electronic control unit (ECU); Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of setting processing of a setting range of electric driving; Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the electric driving setting range and an electric driving possibility range on a display device or a mobile terminal; Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the electric driving setting range and the electric driving possibility range on the display device or the mobile terminal; Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the setting processing of the setting range of electric driving in a modified example; and Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the setting processing of the setting range of electric driving in a modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0014] Next, an operation mode (embodiment) for carrying out the present disclosure will be described. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hybrid electric vehicle 20 equipped with a vehicle control device as an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is centered on a hybrid electronic control unit (hereinafter referred to as a hybrid ECU) 50. The hybrid ECU 50 is an example of a vehicle control device. As shown, the hybrid electric vehicle 20 of the embodiment includes an engine EG and a motor MG as power sources. The hybrid electric vehicle 20 of the embodiment travels by switching between two travel modes: a charge-exhausting (CD) mode in which electric travel is given priority to reduce the storage ratio SOC of a battery 40, and a charge-sustaining (SC) mode in which the storage ratio SOC of the battery 40 is maintained at a target ratio by a combination of electric travel and hybrid travel.Electric driving is a mode of operation in which driving is performed using only power from the motor MG when the engine EG is stopped, and hybrid driving is a mode of operation in which driving is performed using power from the engine EG and power from the motor MG when the engine EG is running.

[0015] In addition to the power sources, the hybrid electric vehicle 20 of the embodiment includes an ignition 21, a GPS 22, an inter-vehicle camera 24, a millimeter-wave radar 26, an acceleration sensor 28, a vehicle speed sensor 30, an acceleration sensor 32, a brake sensor 34, a mode selector 36, a battery actuator 38, the battery 40, an air conditioning electronic control unit (hereinafter referred to as an air conditioning ECU) 42, an air conditioning compressor 44, the hybrid ECU 50, an accelerator actuator 60, a brake actuator 62, a brake device 64, a display device 66, a driving state indicator 67, a meter 68, a data communication module (DCM) 70, a navigation system 80, and the like.

[0016] The GPS 22 is a device that determines the position of a vehicle based on signals transmitted by a plurality of GPS satellites. The inter-vehicle camera 24 is a camera that images the surroundings of the vehicle. For example, it includes a front camera that images the front of the vehicle and a rear camera that images the rear of the vehicle. The millimeter-wave radar 26 detects the inter-vehicle distance and relative speed between a host vehicle and a preceding vehicle, as well as the inter-vehicle distance and relative speed between the host vehicle and a following vehicle.

[0017] The acceleration sensor 28 is, for example, a sensor that detects the acceleration in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle or the acceleration in the right-left direction (lateral direction) of the vehicle. The vehicle speed sensor 30 detects a vehicle speed based on a wheel speed and the like. The acceleration sensor 32 detects an accelerator operation energy amount based on the amount of energy when a driver presses an accelerator pedal. The brake sensor 34 detects a braking position as the amount of energy when a driver presses a brake pedal. The mode selector switch 36 is a switch arranged near a steering wheel of a driver's seat and serves to switch between the CD mode and the CS mode.

[0018] The battery actuator 38 detects the condition of the battery 40, such as the voltage at the terminal devices, the charge / discharge current, and the battery temperature, and manages the battery 40 based on these values. The battery actuator 38 calculates the storage ratio SOC as the ratio of the remaining storage capacity to the total storage capacity based on the charge / discharge current, and calculates a permissible maximum output power (output limit Wout) that can be output from the battery 40 and a permissible maximum input power (input limit Win) that can be input to the battery 40 based on the storage ratio SOC, the battery temperature, etc. The battery 40 is configured as a rechargeable and dischargeable secondary battery and can be, for example, a lithium-ion battery, a nickel-metal hydride battery, a lead-acid battery, or the like.

[0019] The air conditioning ECU 42 is configured as a microcomputer centered on a central processing unit (CPU) (not shown), and includes, in addition to the CPU, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, an input interface, an output interface, a communication interface, and so on. The air conditioning ECU 42 is installed in an air conditioner that air-conditions a passenger compartment, and controls and regulates the air conditioning compressor 44 in the air conditioner so that the temperature of the passenger compartment becomes a predetermined temperature.

[0020] The machine EG is configured, for example, as an internal combustion engine. The motor MG is configured as an electric motor that also functions as a generator, for example, as a synchronous generator motor. The motor MG is connected to the battery 40 via an inverter (not shown) and can provide driving power using the energy supplied by the battery 40 and charge the battery 40 with the generated energy.

[0021] The hybrid ECU 50 is configured as a microcomputer centered on a CPU (not shown), and includes, in addition to the CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a flash memory, an input interface, an output interface, a communication interface, and the like. The hybrid ECU 50 sets the driving mode and sets a target operation point (target speed and target torque) for the engine EG and a torque command for the motor MG based on the set driving mode, an accelerator operation energy amount from the acceleration sensor 32, a brake position from the brake sensor 34, and an output limit and an input limit from the battery actuator 38. Note that the hybrid ECU 50 starts not in the "accessory on" state, but in the "standby on" state.

[0022] During electric driving, the hybrid ECU 50 sets a required driving force and required power based on the accelerator operation energy amount from the acceleration sensor 32 and the vehicle speed from the vehicle speed sensor 30, sets the torque command for the motor MG to output the required driving force and required power to the vehicle, and transmits the set torque command to the accelerator actuator 60. During hybrid driving, the hybrid ECU 50 sets the target operation point for the engine EG and the torque command for the motor MG to output the required driving force and required power to the vehicle, and transmits the target operation point and the torque command to the accelerator actuator 60.Further, when the brake pedal is depressed, the hybrid ECU 50 sets a required braking force based on the braking position of the brake sensor 34 and the vehicle speed of the vehicle speed sensor 30, sets a regeneration torque command for regenerating the motor MG based on the required braking force and the vehicle speed, and sets a target braking force for the braking device, transmits the torque command to the accelerator actuator 60, and transmits the target braking force to the brake actuator 62.

[0023] The accelerator actuator 60 controls and regulates the engine EG and the motor MG based on the target operating point and the torque command set by the hybrid ECU 50. The accelerator actuator 60 performs intake air energy control, fuel injection control, ignition control, intake valve opening / closing timing control, etc., so that the engine EG operates at the target operating point (target speed and target torque). Furthermore, the accelerator actuator 60 controls the switching elements of the inverter for driving the motor MG, so that torque corresponding to the torque command is output from the motor MG.

[0024] The brake actuator 62 controls the brake device 64 so that the target braking force determined by the hybrid ECU 50 is applied to the vehicle by the brake device 64. The brake device 64 is configured, for example, as a hydraulically driven friction brake.

[0025] The display device 66 is installed, for example, in an instrument panel in front of the driver's seat, displays various types of information, and also functions as a touch panel. The driving status indicator 67 has a battery electric vehicle (BEV) indicator and a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) indicator (not shown). When the vehicle is running on the engine, the BEV indicator lights up and the HEV indicator is off; when the vehicle is performing hybrid driving, the BEV indicator is off and the HEV indicator lights up. The meter 68 is installed, for example, in the instrument panel in front of the driver's seat.

[0026] The DCM 70 transmits information about the host vehicle to a traffic information management center 100 and a user's mobile terminal 200, and receives road traffic information from the traffic information management center 100 and data from the mobile terminal 200, such as a smartphone or a tablet. The information about the host vehicle includes, for example, the position of the host vehicle, the vehicle speed, the mileage, and the driving mode. The road traffic information includes, for example, information about current and future traffic jams, information about current average vehicle speeds and predicted future average vehicle speeds in sections on a travel route, information about traffic regulations, information about the weather, information about road surface conditions, and information about maps.The DCM 70 communicates with the traffic information management center 100 at predetermined intervals (e.g., every 30 seconds, every minute, or every two minutes).

[0027] The navigation system 80 is a system for guiding the host vehicle to a specified destination and includes a display unit 82 and a map information database 84. The display unit 82 is a functional block whose task is to display a route to the destination, the position of the host vehicle, etc., on the display device 66 based on map information. The navigation system 80 communicates with the traffic information management center 100 via the DCM 70. When a destination is set, the navigation system 80 sets a route based on information about the destination, information about the current location (the current position of the host vehicle) acquired by the GPS 22, and information stored in the map information database 84. The navigation system 80 communicates with the traffic information management center 100 at every specified time (e.g.,every three minutes or every five minutes) to collect road traffic information and provides route guidance based on the road traffic information.

[0028] When the navigation system 80 performs route guidance, each time the navigation system 80 receives road traffic information from the traffic information management center 100 (or at every predetermined time), the navigation system 80 generates, as predictive information, the load information, etc., required for the route sections based on: information about each route section from the road traffic information received from the traffic information management center 100, information about the driving load, the vehicle speed of the host vehicle, the driving performance of the host vehicle, and the driving mode of the host vehicle. The navigation system 80 then transmits the generated information to the hybrid ECU 50.The predictive information includes: information about the host vehicle such as position, vehicle speed, mileage and driving mode of the host vehicle, information about current and future traffic jams, information about the current average vehicle speed and the expected future average vehicle speed in sections of the route, information about traffic rules, information about the weather, information about road conditions and information about maps.

[0029] Next, the operation of the hybrid ECU 50 in the hybrid electric vehicle 20 configured as described above, particularly the operation when an area in which the vehicle travels by electric travel will be described. Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the setting processing of an electric driving setting area as an example of the processing when a range in which the vehicle runs with electric driving (electric driving setting area) is set by a user's operation.

[0030] In the electric driving area setting processing, an area specified by the user on the map is first acquired (step S100). This area setting can be performed using a touch panel function of the display device 66, or it can be performed by communicating with the mobile terminal 200 in which application software for setting the electric driving area is installed.

[0031] Subsequently, it is determined whether the area specification in step S100 is a specification of an electric driving setting area (step S110). Specifically, based on the user input, it is determined whether the area is specified for the electric driving setting area or the area is specified for another purpose. If it is determined that the area specification is not a specification of the electric driving setting area, it is determined that the area is not the target of processing, and the processing ends.

[0032] If it is determined that the area specification in step S110 is the electric driving setting area specification, an electric driving possible area (electric driving possibility area) is calculated based on the remaining energy of the battery 40 (step S120). In this case, the remaining energy at this time, the remaining energy of the battery 40 when the vehicle travels from the current position to the electric driving setting area, the remaining energy of the battery 40 after the vehicle travels a predetermined distance, or the remaining energy when the battery 40 is fully charged (remaining energy at full charge) can be calculated and used as the remaining energy of the battery 40.When calculating the remaining energy amount of the battery 40 as the amount of remaining energy expected when the vehicle travels from the current position to the electric driving setting range, it can be assumed that the battery 40 is charged by hybrid driving. When calculating the remaining energy amount of the battery 40 after the vehicle travels a predetermined distance, it can be assumed that the engine EG is forcibly operated to charge the battery 40 as much as possible, or the engine EG is operated to such an extent that the driver and a passenger do not experience discomfort when charging the battery 40.

[0033] Next, it is determined whether the electric driving setting area is equal to or smaller than the electric driving possibility area (step S130). If it is determined that the electric driving setting area is equal to or smaller than the electric driving possibility area, the electric driving possibility area is displayed in a second display color on the map (step S140), and the electric driving setting area is displayed in a first display color on the map (step S150), and the processing ends. Fig. 3 shows an example of the electric driving determination range and the electric driving possibility range displayed on the display device 66 or the mobile terminal 200 when it is determined that the electric driving determination range is equal to or smaller than the electric driving possibility range. In the figure, A1 denotes the electric driving determination range, and A2 denotes the electric driving possibility range. As shown in the figure, the electric driving determination range A1 is displayed within the electric driving possibility range A2. Here, the first display color and the second display color can be any color as long as they are different colors.Note that displaying the electric driving determination area on the map in the first display color after displaying the electric driving possibility area on the map in the second display color is to perform the processing of changing the display color of the electric driving determination area A1 included in the electric driving possibility area A2 in the second display color to the first display color.

[0034] If it is determined in step S130 that the electric driving setting area is larger than the electric driving possibility area, the electric driving setting area is displayed on the map in the first display color (step S160), and the electric driving possibility area is displayed on the map in the second display color (step S170). A notification is made that the electric driving setting area exceeds the electric driving possibility area (step S180), and the processing ends. Fig. Figure 4 shows an example of the electric driving determination area and the electric driving possibility area displayed on the display device 66 or the mobile terminal 200 when it is determined that the electric driving determination area is larger than the electric driving possibility area. As shown in the figure, the electric driving determination area A1 is displayed outside the electric driving possibility area A2.Note that displaying the electric driving possibility area on the map in the second display color after displaying the electric driving determination area on the map in the first display color is to process the display color change of the electric driving possibility area A2 included in the electric driving determination area A1 in the first display color to the second display color. In the example in . Fig. 4, the display device 66 also displays “the electric driving specification range exceeds the electric driving capability range,” and a corresponding acoustic message is also provided.

[0035] In the hybrid ECU 50, which functions as a vehicle control device as described above, when the user sets the electric driving setting range, the electric driving setting range is calculated based on the remaining power of the battery 40, the electric driving setting range is displayed in the first display color along with map information on the display device 66, and the electric driving setting range is displayed in the second display color. Accordingly, the driver or the user can be informed of whether it is possible to supplement the electric driving setting range with electric driving. And if the electric driving setting range is larger than the electric driving feasibility range, a corresponding message is provided.Therefore, the user can be more reliably informed that the determination range of electric driving is larger than the possibility range of electric driving.

[0036] In the hybrid ECU 50 of the embodiment, when the electric driving setting range is larger than the electric driving possibility range, the electric driving setting range is displayed on the map in the first display color, the electric driving possibility range is displayed on the map in the second display color, and it is notifying that the electric driving setting range exceeds the electric driving possibility range.However, when the electric driving setting range is larger than the electric driving possibility range, a notification that the electric driving setting range cannot be set may be provided by displaying it on the display device 66 or by audio output instead of displaying the electric driving setting range in the first display color and the electric driving possibility range in the second display color. An example of the electric driving setting range setting processing in this case is shown in FIG. Fig. 5. When setting the electric driving range in the Fig. 5, step S260 is performed instead of steps S160 to S180 of the electric driving setting range setting processing in Fig. 2 is executed. That is, if it is determined in step S130 that the electric driving setting range is larger than the electric driving possibility range, it is notified that the electric driving setting range cannot be set (step S260), and the processing ends. Note that if the electric driving setting range is larger than the electric driving possibility range, the electric driving setting range may not be set without notifying that the electric driving setting range cannot be set.

[0037] In the hybrid ECU 50 of the embodiment, the electric driving setting area is set by the user specifying an area on the map. However, if an electric driving setting area has already been set within a predetermined distance from the predetermined area, a new electric driving setting area may not be set. An example of the electric driving setting area setting processing in this case is shown in Fig. 6. In the setting processing of the setting range of electric driving in Fig. 6, step S115 is performed between step S110 and step S120 of the electric driving setting area setting processing in Fig. 2. In the setting processing of the setting range of electric driving in Fig.6, if it is determined that the area designation is the electric driving designation area designation in step S110, it is determined whether an electric driving designation area has already been designated within a predetermined distance from the area designated on the map by the user (step S115). The designated distance may be 1 km, 3 km, 5 km, 10 km, etc. If it is determined that an electric driving designation area has already been designated within the predetermined distance, the processing ends without designating the electric driving designation area. Conversely, if it is determined that no electric driving designation area has been designated within the predetermined distance, the processing is executed from step S120, and the processing ends.Note that when it is determined that an electric driving setting area has already been set within the predetermined distance, a message that the electric driving setting area cannot be set may be provided by displaying on the display device 66 or by audio output.

[0038] In the hybrid ECU 50 of the embodiment, the electric driving setting area is set by the user designating an area on the map, but the electric driving setting area may be an area previously set in the map information database 84.

[0039] In the hybrid ECU 50 of the embodiment, the electric driving determination area is displayed on the map in the first display color, and the electric driving possibility area is displayed on the map in the second display color. However, an electric driving impossibility area, that is, an area where electric driving is not possible, may be displayed on the map in a third display color. In this case, when the electric driving determination area is larger than the electric driving possibility area, an area excluding the electric driving possibility area is the electric driving impossibility area. Therefore, the electric driving possibility area is displayed on the map in the second display color, and the electric driving possibility area is displayed in the third display color.Note that in this case, the third representation color can be the same as the first representation color. That is, within the definition area of ​​electric driving, the area that excludes the possibility area of ​​electric driving is the impossibility area of ​​electric driving. Accordingly, the area represented in the first representation color is the impossibility area of ​​electric driving.

[0040] The correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the present disclosure described in SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION will be explained. In the embodiment, the engine EG is an example of an "engine," the motor MG is an example of a "motor," the battery 40 is an example of a "battery," the map information database 84 is an example of "map information," and the hybrid electronic control unit 50 is an example of a "vehicle control device."

[0041] Regarding the correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the present disclosure described in the SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION, the embodiment does not limit the elements of the present disclosure described in the SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION, because the embodiment is a specific example for describing an operation mode for carrying out the present disclosure described in the SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION. In other words, the interpretation of the present disclosure described in the SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION should be made based on the description in the SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION, and the embodiment is merely a specific example of the present disclosure described in the SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION.

[0042] Although the present disclosure has been described above using the embodiment, the present disclosure is by no means limited to the embodiment and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0043] The present disclosure can be used in the manufacturing industry of vehicle control devices and the like. QUOTES CONTAINED IN THE DESCRIPTION

[0000] This list of documents submitted by the applicant was generated automatically and is included solely for the convenience of the reader. This list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. Cited patent literature

[0000] JP 2022 - 013 179 A

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Claims

[1] A vehicle control device (50) mounted on a vehicle (20) having an engine, a motor for driving, a battery (40) configured to supply electrical power to the motor, and map information, and configured to perform electric driving, the vehicle control device (50) comprising a processor configured to: display an electric driving setting area in which the vehicle (20) performs electric driving on the map information using a first display method; and display an electric driving capability area in which the vehicle (20) can perform electric driving on the map information using a second display method different from the first display method. [2] The vehicle control device (50) according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured: to represent the electric driving possibility area in the electric driving specification area using the second representation method; and to display an electric driving impossibility area in which the vehicle (20) cannot perform electric driving using a third display method. [3] The vehicle control device (50) according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to set the electric driving setting area based on at least one input from a user and the map information. [4] The vehicle control device (50) according to claim 3, wherein the processor is configured, when setting the electric driving setting range based on the input from the user, to notify that the electric driving setting range cannot be set when the electric driving setting range is larger than the electric driving possibility range. [5] The vehicle control device (50) according to claim 3, wherein the processor is configured, when setting the electric driving setting range based on the input from the user, not to set the electric driving setting range when the electric driving setting range is larger than the electric driving possibility range. [6] The vehicle control device (50) according to claim 3, wherein the processor is configured to notify that the electric driving setting area cannot be set when attempting to set the electric driving setting area based on the input from the user in an area that is less than a predetermined distance from an electric driving setting area that has already been set. [7] The vehicle control device (50) according to claim 3, wherein the processor is configured not to set the electric driving setting area when attempting to set the electric driving setting area based on the input from the user in an area that is less than a predetermined distance from an electric driving setting area that has already been set. [8] Vehicle control device (50) according to one of claims 3 to 7, wherein the processor is configured: to define the electric driving range by communicating with a mobile terminal (200) of the user; and to carry out the communication such that the same display as at least one display of the electric driving setting area on the map information using the first display method and the display of the electric driving possibility area on the map information using the second display method is carried out on the mobile terminal (200). [9] The vehicle control device (50) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the processor is configured to calculate the electric driving possibility range based on a remaining energy amount of the battery (40) or an energy amount of the fully charged battery (40). [10] The vehicle control device (50) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the processor is configured to calculate the electric driving possibility range based on a remaining energy amount of the battery (40) assumed when the vehicle (20) travels a predetermined distance while the engine is running and the battery (40) is being charged.

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