Hybrid electric vehicle

A hybrid electric vehicle, comprising:

• an engine capable of outputting motive power for traveling;
• a motor capable of outputting motive power for traveling;
• an electricity accumulation apparatus capable of exchanging electricity with the motor;
• a map information storage apparatus that stores map information;
• and
• a control apparatus that performs, when the control apparatus controls the engine and the motor by switching between a motor traveling mode that performs motor traveling that travels by the motive power from the motor in a state in which operation of the engine is stopped and a normal traveling mode that performs normal traveling that travels by the motive power from the engine and the motive power from the motor as needed, control such that traveling is performed by the motor traveling mode within a predetermined distance range from a motor traveling spot set on map information, wherein the control apparatus:
• sets ON a motor traveling history when a place within the predetermined distance range from the motor traveling spot is reached and traveling is started by the motor traveling mode;
• and
• performs control such that traveling is performed by the motor traveling mode when the motor traveling history is ON when a system is activated.