Hybrid vehicles

Abstract

To provide a hybrid vehicle that is enabled to more surely run on an area on which the vehicle has to run by power of a motor in particular.SOLUTION: A control device of a hybrid vehicle executes running support control so that the vehicle runs on the basis of a plan based on map information and a position of an own vehicle or a running support plan in which a motor running mode or a normal running mode is allocated to each running section using information on each running section on an estimated running route. Further, the control device prepares the running support plan on the basis of a plurality of stages of motor running levels set on each running section.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Claims

1. An engine capable of outputting power for driving, A motor capable of outputting power for propulsion, A power storage device capable of exchanging power with the motor, A control device that controls the engine and motor by switching between a motor driving mode, in which the vehicle is driven by power from the motor with the engine stopped, and a normal driving mode, in which the vehicle is driven by power from both the engine and the motor as needed, and by executing driving support control based on a driving support plan that assigns the motor driving mode or the normal driving mode to each driving section using information on each driving section of a planned or estimated driving route based on map information and the vehicle's position, and A hybrid vehicle equipped with, The control device creates the driving support plan based on multiple motor driving levels set for each driving section. The control device, when a location set as home by the user is planned or estimated as the destination, prioritizes setting the motor driving mode for the section leading to home and creates the driving support plan; when home is a waypoint to the destination, it creates the driving support plan based on the motor driving level of the section including home. A hybrid vehicle characterized by the following features.

2. A hybrid vehicle according to claim 1, The control device charges the energy storage device before the motor travel level reaches a predetermined level or higher during travel. Hybrid car.

3. A hybrid vehicle according to claim 1, The control device creates the driving support plan by prioritizing the setting of the motor driving mode for user-defined driving sections that the user has set as sections of the driving path that should be driven by the motor. Hybrid car.

4. A hybrid vehicle according to claim 1, The control device creates the driving support plan by prioritizing the setting of the motor driving mode for engine-controlled driving sections that have been designated by public authorities as sections where motor-driven driving should be performed on the driving route. Hybrid car.

5. A hybrid vehicle according to claim 4, The control device creates the driving support plan by prioritizing the motor driving mode for sections designated by a public institution as sections where motor driving should be performed at a predetermined intensity or higher, compared to user-defined driving sections designated by the user as sections where motor driving should be performed on the driving route. Hybrid car.

6. A hybrid vehicle according to claim 1, The vehicle is equipped with a display device that displays the vehicle's position and at least a portion of the driving route along with the aforementioned map information. The control device controls the display device to display the motor travel level using a display method based on the motor travel level. Hybrid car.

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