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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2025
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kohichiroh Yonemura, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
The control device performs an occupant number acquiring process of acquiring occupant number NM based on the detection result of the occupant detection sensor. The control device performs start-up control for starting the engine when hybrid electric vehicle is driven by the driving force of the motor generator without operating the engine and satisfies at least one of a condition that the dilution amount of the oil stored in the oil pan exceeds a predetermined dilution amount and a condition that the accumulation amount of the particulate matter accumulated in the particulate filter exceeds a predetermined accumulation amount. The control device performs relaxation control for relaxing the execution condition when the number of occupants NM is the first number of occupants than the execution condition when the number of occupants NM is the second number larger than the first number of occupants.
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