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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Takao Itoh, Seto, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes an electric power storage device, motors, a grille shutter and at least one ECU. The ECU is configured to: (i) control the motors and the grille shutter, (ii) calculate the SOC of an electric power storage device, and (iii) execute opening control of the grille shutter such that a first amount of the air exceeds a second amount of the air. The first amount of the air is an amount of the air introduced into the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle when the SOC exceeds a predetermined value. The second amount of the air is an amount of the air introduced into the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle when the SOC does not exceed the predetermined value.