Hybrid vehicle drive support plan according to route and air conditioning power consumption

A hybrid vehicle, comprising:

• an engine;
• a motor;
• a battery;
• an air conditioning system configured to condition air in a passenger compartment;
• a map information database configured to store map information;
• a GPS configured to detect location information;
• and
• an electronic controller configured to set a drive route from a current location to a destination, to create a drive support plan that assigns one of drive modes including a CD mode and a CS mode to each of drive sections of the drive route, and to perform drive support control that causes the hybrid vehicle to be driven along the drive support plan,
• wherein the electronic controller comprises a device configured to create the drive support plan based on battery remaining capacity taking into account a power consumption of the air conditioning system, and to continue a driving state when a predetermined condition that is based on the battery remaining capacity without taking into account the power consumption of the air conditioning system is satisfied during the drive support control.