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US 2010/0168944 A1Published application
Hybrid vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShinichi Otake
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Abstract
A control section determines either EV travel or HV travel to control drive of an engine. A ratio calculation section calculates an EV/HV travel ratio, and a display section displays the EV/HV ratio as a percentage. In this way it is possible to easily recognize the EV/HV travel ratio.
Claims9
A hybrid vehicle fitted with both a motor and an engine, comprising
- mode control means for performing control so as to carry out an EV mode for traveling using output of the motor with the engine stopped, and an HV mode for appropriately driving the engine according to travel conditions and traveling using output of the motor and the engine;
- and
- mode specific travel distance display means for displaying travel distance in EV mode and travel distance in HV mode as percentages.
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