Vehicle

A vehicle comprising

• an internal combustion engine able to output power for driving use,
• a filter disposed in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine and trapping particulate matter contained in exhaust gas,
• a motor able to output power for driving use,
• a battery storing power generated using the output of the internal combustion engine and supplying power to the motor,
• a trapped amount calculating part configured to calculate an arraount of particulate matter trapped by the filter,
• a state-of-charge estimating part configured to estimate a state of charge of the battery,
• an engine load setting part configured to set an engine load, and
• an internal combustion engine control part configured to control the internal combustion engine based on the engine load set by the engine load setting part, wherein
• the engine load setting part is configured to make the engine load increase in the case where the amount of the particulate matter is relatively large compared to the case where the amount of the particulate matter is relatively small when it is estimated that the battery can be charged and
• the engine load setting part is configured to change an amount of increase of the engine load in accordance with the amount of the particulate matter when making the engine load increase.