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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Koji Hokoi, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidoshi Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a rotary electric machine, an electric power storage device, an electric power generation device, a switch, and an ECU. The switch is a switch operated by a user when the user requires recovery control to be executed or stopped. The recovery control is control for increasing the electric power storage amount of the electric power storage device by using the electric power generation device. The ECU is configured to select any one of a plurality of control modes that include a charge sustaining mode and a charge depleting mode, and control the hybrid vehicle in accordance with the selected control mode. The ECU is configured to select the charge depleting mode when the recovery control is requested to be stopped by using the switch during the execution of the recovery control.