Controller for vehicle

A controller for a vehicle that mounts thereon an engine, a first rotating electric machine, and a second rotating electric machine, that transmits power of the engine and power of the first rotating electric machine to a drive wheel through respective power transmission paths independently of each other, that generates electric power by supplying the power of the engine to the second rotating electric machine, wherein:

• the vehicle comprises a connecting/disconnecting mechanism on the power transmission path through which the power of the first rotating electric machine is transmitted to the drive wheel;
• and
• the controller
• calculates a requested driving power of the vehicle,
• when the connecting/disconnecting mechanism is shifted from a disengaged state to an engaged state to deal with an increase in the requested driving power while the engine is running, makes the second rotating electric machine power run and transmits power of the second rotating electric machine to the drive wheel, and
• after shifting of the connecting/disconnecting mechanism into the engaged state is completed, makes the first rotating electric machine power run and makes the second rotating electric machine into a no-load state or a power-running state according to the requested driving power.