Vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• an engine;
• an electric generator coupled to the engine;
• a power transmission device configured to transmit driving power of the engine to a driving wheel of the vehicle;
• a clutch provided in the power transmission device and switchable between an engaged state in which the driving power of the engine is transmitted to the driving wheel and a disengaged state in which the driving power of the engine is not transmitted to the driving wheel;
• and
• a power generation controller configured to drive the engine and cause the electric generator to generate electric power by using the driving power of the engine,
• wherein the clutch is switched to the disengaged state in a case where a driver who drives the vehicle is determined to intend to stop the vehicle for a predetermined period or longer,
• a select lever of transmission comprising, as shift positions, a parking range, a reverse range, a neutral range, a drive range, and a power generation-only range different from the parking range, the reverse range, the neutral range, and the drive range,
• wherein the driver is determined to intend to stop the vehicle for the predetermined period or longer in a case where the shift position of the select lever of transmission is the power generation-only range.

A vehicle comprising:

• an engine;
• an electric generator coupled to the engine;
• a power transmission device configured to transmit driving power of the engine to a driving wheel of the vehicle;
• a clutch provided in the power transmission device and switchable between an engaged state in which the driving power of the engine is transmitted to the driving wheel and a disengaged state in which the driving power of the engine is not transmitted to the driving wheel;
• a select lever of transmission comprising, as shift positions, a parking range, a reverse range, a neutral range, a drive range, and a power generation-only range different from the parking range, the reverse range, the neutral range, and the drive range;
• and
• a power generation controller configured to drive the engine and cause the electric generator to generate electric power by using the driving power of the engine,
• wherein the clutch is switched to the disengaged state when the shift position of the select lever of transmission is the power generation-only range.