Hybrid vehicle and controller for hybrid vehicle

A controller for a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle including an engine, a motor, and a power storage device configured to supply electric power to the motor and to be charged with electric power generated by the motor, the controller comprising an electronic control unit configured to:

• i) automatically start and stop the engine;
• ii) execute, in a current trip, a power storage capacity decreasing control of controlling the engine and the motor such that a power storage capacity of the power storage device in a case where the hybrid vehicle is predicted to be parked at a predetermined point is lower than a power storage capacity of the power storage device in a case where the hybrid vehicle is predicted to not be parked at the predetermined point, and execute, in a next trip, a power storage capacity recovering control of controlling the engine and the motor such that the power storage capacity of the power storage device is recovered when the engine operates;
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• iii) limit execution of the power storage capacity decreasing control when the hybrid vehicle is predicted to be parked at the predetermined point is predicted and a stopping prohibiting condition for the engine is satisfied.