VEHICLE, AND ITS CONTROL METHOD

摘要

When the temperature (Tw) of the cooling water of an engine is lower than a threshold value (Tref), it is estimated that the catalyst with a heater or the ternary catalyst of a purifying device is not relatively heated, and the catalyst with the heater is energized for a predetermined time so that it is heated. After the heating end, the engine is motored by a motor (MG1) to start the engine. When the heating of the catalyst with the heater is initiated, a correction is so made (at S330) that the output limit (Wout) of a battery may be increased by a predetermined power (?W). The engine and the motors (MG1 and MG2) are controlled so that a demanded torque (Tr*) may be outputted for the running within the corrected output limit (Wout) from the motor (MG2) to the drive shaft.