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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tatsuo Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Eiji Inada, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/00 ;
Abstract
A point at which an external power supply is installed is registered in map data in a map information device as a base point. An EV running area centered on the aforesaid base point is registered as map data in the aforesaid map information device. When running towards the base point from outside the EV running area, while performing HEV running before arriving in the EV running area, the charge value of the battery is increased beforehand. Hence, when the vehicle enters the EV running area, it switches to EV running.