Charge control device, vehicle, charging system, and charge control method

A vehicle, comprising:

• a power storage device capable of external charging using a power supplied from charging equipment located outside the vehicle;
• and
• a control device that control the external charging, wherein
• the control device includes
• a learning unit that learns a departure time of the vehicle, and
• a creation unit that creates a charge schedule for the external charging, based on a learning result of the learning unit, wherein
• the creation unit
• creates a first charge schedule when time information for determining a time to perform the external charging is not given from a user of the vehicle, and
• creates a second charge schedule when the time information is given from the user, wherein
• in the first charge schedule, the power storage device is pre-charged with some of power to be charged to the power storage device, and, after the pre-charging is performed, the power storage device is charged with a remaining amount of the power during a time period in which an electricity cost is inexpensive, and
• in the second charge schedule, the power storage device is charged, without the pre-charging being performed.

A charge control method for external charging, the external charging being charging a power storage device mounted in a vehicle with a power supplied from a charging equipment located outside the vehicle, the charge control method comprising:

• creating a first charge schedule when time information for determining a time to perform the external charging is not given from a user of the vehicle;
• and
• creating a second charge schedule when the time information is given from the user, wherein
• in the first charge schedule, the power storage device is pre-charged with some of power to be charged to the power storage device, and, after the pre-charging is performed, the power storage device is charged with a remaining amount of the power during a time period in which an electricity cost is inexpensive, and
• in the second charge schedule, the power storage device is charged, without the pre-charging being performed.