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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2014
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toshio Inoue, Gotenba, JP;
Shunsuke Fushiki, Susono, JP;
Tomoaki Honda, Gotenba, JP;
Keita Fukui, Fujinomiya, JP;
Hidekazu Nawata, Gotenba, JP;
Yuta Niwa, Mishima, JP;
Taichi Ohsawa, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes an engine, a first motor generator that is configured to generate electric power using the power of the engine, an electric storage device that is configured to store the electric power that is generated by the first motor generator, a connection part through which the electric power that has been stored in the electric storage device is supplied to the outside of the vehicle; and an ECU that is configured to start the engine when the SOC of the electric storage device reaches a predetermined starting threshold value. The ECU sets a starting threshold value ONthat is used when the vehicle is in an undrivable condition and electric power is being supplied to the outside of the vehicle through the connection part to a value smaller than a starting threshold value ONthat is used when the vehicle is in a drivable condition.