Hybrid vehicle management system, hybrid vehicle control apparatus, and hybrid vehicle control method

A hybrid vehicle management system for managing hybrid vehicles having an engine and a motor/generator as power sources, the hybrid vehicle management system comprising:

• a management server for managing position information of the vehicle;
• a controller programmed to transmit engine operating information to the management server and control the engine, the engine operating information including a moving distance or an operating time of the engine from the start of the engine to the stop of the engine during the operation of the motor/generator and an engine operation position indicative of the point at which the engine is operating;
• wherein
• the controller communicates with the management server and receives the information of the engine start-up suppressing area to suppress the engine start, which has been identified on map data based on the engine operating information, and wherein the controller sets an engine start threshold to start the engine based on the position information of the vehicle and the engine start-up suppressing area, the engine start-up suppressing area being a geographic area.

A hybrid vehicle control method for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and a motor/generator as power sources, the hybrid vehicle control method comprising:

• managing position information of the hybrid vehicle;
• transmitting engine operating information to a management server, the engine operating information including at least one of a moving distance and an operating time of the engine from a start of the engine to a stop of the engine during operation of the motor/generator, the engine operating information including an engine operation position indicative of a point at which the engine is operating;
• receiving information of an engine start-up suppressing area to suppress an engine start, which has been identified on map data based on the engine operating information that was transmitted, and
• controlling the engine start of the engine by setting an engine start threshold to start the engine based on the position information of the vehicle and the engine start-up suppressing area.