Driving force control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle

A driving force control method for an automotive vehicle, comprising:

• providing an internal combustion engine that drives mainly driven wheels of the vehicle;
• providing a generator that is driven by the internal combustion engine;
• providing a motor that is driven by a power of the generator and is capable of driving other wheels than the mainly driven wheels;
• providing a condenser electrically connected to the generator in parallel with the motor;
• connecting the condenser to the motor in a case where a vehicle speed (Vv) is equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed;
• and
• disconnecting the condenser from the motor and the generator in a case where the vehicle speed is in excess of the predetermined vehicle speed.

A driving force control apparatus for an automotive vehicle, comprising:

• internal combustion engine means for driving mainly driven wheels of the vehicle;
• generator means that is driven by the internal combustion engine means;
• motor means which is driven by a power of the generator and is capable of driving other wheels than the mainly driven wheels;
• condenser means which is electrically connected to the generator means in parallel with the motor means;
• and
• condenser controlling means for connecting the condenser means to the motor means in a case where a vehicle speed (Vv) is equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed and disconnecting the condenser means from the motor means and the generator means in a case where the vehicle speed is in excess of the predetermined vehicle speed.