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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Hiroki Endo, Nisshin, JP;
Masaya Yamamoto, Kasugai, JP;
Kensuke Kamichi, Nagakute, JP;
Yusuke Yamanaka, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroki Endo, Nisshin, JP;
Masaya Yamamoto, Kasugai, JP;
Kensuke Kamichi, Nagakute, JP;
Yusuke Yamanaka, Okazaki, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle for reducing a variation in accelerator position when an EV mode is switched to a HV mode is provided. A controller executes the following process during running in the EV mode. The controller sets an increase of the accelerator position from a first accelerator position to a switching accelerator position at which a switch to the HV mode is to be made as a first increase when an output of a motor has reached an output upper limit at the first accelerator position. The controller sets an increase of the accelerator position from a second accelerator position to the switching accelerator position as a second increase which is smaller than the first increase when the output of the motor has reached the output upper limit at the second accelerator position which is larger than the first accelerator position.