Hybrid vehicle accelerator pedal depressing force control device

An accelerator pedal depression force control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine, an electric motor which is used as a driving source when the vehicle runs, said apparatus comprising:

• a depression force varying section configured to vary a depression force of an accelerator pedal,
• wherein said accelerator pedal depression force control apparatus comprises a controller configured:
• to set the depression force to be applied by the accelerator pedal to be larger than a base depression force when an accelerator opening degree becomes larger than an accelerator opening degree threshold value,
• to set a first accelerator opening degree based on an accelerator opening degree which switches from a first running mode in which the vehicle runs by driving only the electric motor, to a second running mode in which the internal combustion engine is driven,
• to set a second accelerator opening degree based on the accelerator opening degree by which the vehicle can run at a constant speed at each vehicle speed, and
• to set the accelerator opening degree threshold value as a larger one of the first accelerator opening degree and the second accelerator opening degree.