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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hidekazu Nawata, Gotemba, JP;
Toshio Inoue, Gotemba, JP;
Keita Fukui, Fujinomiya, JP;
Tomoaki Honda, Gotemba, JP;
Yuta Niwa, Mishima, JP;
Taichi Osawa, Susono, JP;
Shunsuke Fushiki, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes an engine and a battery, and is configured to perform external power feeding of supplying electric power to the outside of the vehicle. The vehicle includes an MG that generates electric power by using motive power of the engine, and an ECU that controls the engine and the MG. When an outside air temperature is below a reference temperature and an amount of remaining fuel of the engine is below a reference amount in a case where the external power feeding is to be performed, the ECU limits the driving of the engine.