Apparatus for controlling hybrid vehicle and method using the same

An apparatus for controlling a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• the vehicle configured to be driven by an engine and a drive motor;
• a navigation device configured to calculate a driving path from a starting point to a destination point and driving information;
• and
• a controller configured to calculate a driving load from the driving path and the driving information calculated by the navigation device, determine an optimal SOC (state of charge) for each section from the starting point to the destination point based on the driving load, determine a driving mode of the vehicle based on a required torque of a driver and a driving mode of a battery to follow the optimal SOC for each section, and adjust an operating point of the engine,
• wherein the driving mode of the vehicle includes:
• an EV (electric vehicle) mode in which the vehicle travels only with the driving power of the drive motor;
• an engine single mode in which the vehicle travels with the driving power of the engine without supplying supercharged air of an electric supercharger;
• a supercharged engine mode in which the vehicle travels with the driving power of the engine by receiving the supercharged air from the electric supercharger;
• a normal hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) mode in which the vehicle travels with the driving power of the drive motor and the driving power of the engine without supplement of the supercharged air by the electric supercharger;
• and
• a supercharged HEV mode in which the vehicle travels with the driving power of the drive motor and the driving power of the engine with supplement of the supercharged air by the electric supercharger.