Control apparatus for vehicle

A control apparatus for vehicle for switching a vehicle to a freewheeling mode in which power generated by a power source of the vehicle is not transmitted to a drive shaft of the vehicle, the control apparatus comprising:

• a generator configured to be rotated by the power from the power source to generate electric power;
• a battery configured to be charged with the electric power generated by the generator;
• a friction brake configured to generate frictional braking force on the vehicle;
• a temperature sensor configured to acquire temperature of the friction brake;
• and
• a determiner comprising a processor configured to assess the temperature of the friction brake acquired by the temperature sensor, wherein
• the friction brake generates the friction braking force when the battery is fully charged, and
• the freewheeling mode is deactivated and the po ed by the power source is transmitted to the drive shaft in a case where the temperature of the friction brake exceeds a predetermined temperature while the battery is fully charged and the vehicle is in the freewheeling mode.