VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON

摘要

A vehicle control method having an HV driving mode in which operation of an internal combustion engine is permitted and an EV driving mode in which a vehicle is driven by using a motor with the internal combustion engine stopped includes the steps of: setting a destination (S1); setting a driving route from a starting point to the destination (S4); dividing the driving route and associating any of the driving modes with each section of the divided driving route (S5); fixing the division of the driving route and the driving mode associated with each section based on an instruction from an operator (S7); and causing the vehicle to travel each section in the associated driving mode.