Vehicle control apparatus

A vehicle control apparatus comprising:

• a determination portion determining whether a vehicle is running by using a motor as a power source without using an engine or the vehicle is running by using both of the engine and the motor as the power source, on the basis of an operation status of the engine;
• a detection portion detecting a start-up request of the engine;
• a drive power calculation portion calculating a requested drive power in a case where it is detected that the vehicle is running by using the motor as the power source without using the engine and the start-up request of the engine is detected;
• and
• an engine start-up control portion driving a drive shaft by outputting the drive power by means of the motor at a start-up of the engine, the engine start-up control portion rotating the engine and causing the vehicle to run by using both of the engine and the motor as the power source after the output of the drive power is completed.