Abstract: An electrically driven vehicle includes a battery pack including a battery ECU, a gate ECU provided separately from the battery pack, and an HVECU provided separately from the battery pack and the gate ECU and configured to control any one of battery power and battery current of the battery as a control target. The gate ECU is installed at a position outside the battery pack and relays communication between the battery ECU and the HVECU.

Abstract: The number of opportunities where external charging of a vehicle parked in a residential parking space or a charging station in a predetermined period is available is counted as the number of opportunities, and the number of times of the external charging performed in the opportunities in the same predetermined period is counted as the number of times of charging. The number of times of charging is then divided by the number of opportunities to calculate and store a charging frequency. Since the charging frequency is a ratio of the number of times that the external charging was performed to the number of opportunities where the external charging is available in the predetermined period, the ratio is used as an index that can offer more accurate determination regarding an external charging utilization status. As a result, various processing to promote external charging are executed more properly.

Abstract: An ECU performs a process including: when a vehicle establishes a Ready-On state, selecting a CD mode; when discharging power is uncompleted and a scheduled time to return the vehicle is a time within a discharging period, setting a second target SOC as a mode switching value; and when the vehicle's power storage device has an SOC reaching the mode switching value and a surcharge imposed on a rental fee is unaccepted, switching the current control mode from the CD mode to a CS mode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for outputting an advertisement using one or more vehicles each provided with an advertisement display unit on the outside includes a controller configured to execute the processing of organizing a file of vehicles including a plurality of vehicles on the basis of location information obtained from the vehicles, selecting an advertisement including a plurality of scenes with a prescribed order of display on the basis of the number of vehicles included in the file, and causing the advertisement displaying units of the plurality of vehicles included in the file to respectively display the plurality of scenes included in the advertisement.

Abstract: An object is to provide advertisements using a plurality of vehicles with enhanced effectiveness. An information processing apparatus obtains information relating to the speed of a plurality of vehicles passing through a specific area. If a first vehicle leaves the specific area before completing display of an advertisement, the information processing apparatus causes a second vehicle that enters the specific area later than the first vehicle to display the advertisement upon entering the specific area in such a way as to start the display of the advertisement from the point in the advertisement displayed by the display apparatus of the first vehicle at the time of its leaving of the specific area. The aforementioned point in the advertisement is determined based on the speed information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to execute acquiring a destination of a crew of a first vehicle that is a vehicle including a display device installed toward an outside of the vehicle and that is to carry a first user who wants to move by a vehicle, acquiring advertisement information associated with the destination, generating a route to the destination of the first vehicle to pass through an area where presence of a user corresponding to a target of the advertisement information is expected, and transmitting, to the first vehicle, the advertisement information, a display instruction of the advertisement information to the display device, and route information of the generated route.

Abstract: Advertisement information desired by a user is effectively provided when a trip or a travel is made by using a moving body such as a vehicle or the like. An information system comprises a controller comprising at least one processor configured to execute acquisition of destination information relevant to a destination and route information relevant to a route until arrival at the destination of a second vehicle which chases a first vehicle; and display of advertisement information relevant to the destination information and the route information in relation to the second vehicle, on a display unit which is provided on the first vehicle and which displays information with respect to those disposed at the back of the first vehicle.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory holds information about a color representing a vehicle body. The processor determines a first vehicle that is to display first advertising information based on a representative color of the first advertising information and the color representing the vehicle body of each of vehicles, in such a way that the at least one of the first request or the second request is satisfied, and transmits the first advertising information to the first vehicle. The first request is a request for a color representing a vehicle body of a vehicle of which the first advertising information is displayed on a display device installed facing outside. The second request is a request for a representative color of the advertising information to be displayed on the display device of the first vehicle.

Abstract: An object is to provide a technique for enhancing an appealing effect of an advertisement by specifying, in a simple manner, a location where a vehicle is desired to travel at a low speed or to stop, and by guiding, to the location, a vehicle that outputs an advertisement to outside. An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to: acquire information about traffic; specify, on a basis of the information about traffic that is acquired, a location where a vehicle that outputs an advertisement to outside is desired to travel at a speed at or below a predetermined speed or to stop; determine a route from a location of the vehicle to the location that is specified; and guide the vehicle to the location that is specified, on a basis of the route that is determined.

Abstract: Advertisement information relevant to a store or the like which newly opened is provided, while enhancing an advertisement effect thereof. An information processing apparatus comprises a controller comprising at least one processor configured to execute acquisition of advertisement information relevant to a first store which started provision of a service in a predetermined period; and display of the advertisement information of the first store while giving preference thereto as compared with advertisement information relevant to a second store other than the first store, on a display unit which is provided on a first vehicle and which displays information with respect to outside of the first vehicle.

Abstract: The number of opportunities where external charging of a vehicle parked in a residential parking space or a charging station in a predetermined period is available is counted as the number of opportunities, and the number of times of the external charging performed in the opportunities in the same predetermined period is counted as the number of times of charging. The number of times of charging is then divided by the number of opportunities to calculate and store a charging frequency. Since the charging frequency is a ratio of the number of times that the external charging was performed to the number of opportunities where the external charging is available in the predetermined period, the ratio is used as an index that can offer more accurate determination regarding an external charging utilization status. As a result, various processing to promote external charging are executed more properly.

Abstract: A utilization index IDX is calculated based on one or more parameters (the number of times of charging/the number of trips, total battery charger connection time/total vehicle stop time, total EV traveling distance/total HV traveling distance, total EV traveling time/total HV traveling time, total EV traveling distance/total traveling distance, total EV traveling time/total traveling time, total charge amount/total fuel supply quantity) obtained based on a ratio of an EV traveling utilization level to an HV traveling utilization level or a total traveling utilization level, and the utilization index IDX is stored. Since the utilization index IDX is calculated such that as each parameter is larger, utilization of charging of a battery by a battery charger is performed more sufficiently. Accordingly, the utilization index IDX can be used as an index that offers more accurate determination regarding a utilization status of the battery charging.

Abstract: The number of opportunities where external charging of a vehicle parked in a residential parking space or a charging station in a predetermined period is available is counted as the number of opportunities, and the number of times of the external charging performed in the opportunities in the same predetermined period is counted as the number of times of charging. The number of times of charging is then divided by the number of opportunities to calculate and store a charging frequency. Since the charging frequency is a ratio of the number of times that the external charging was performed to the number of opportunities where the external charging is available in the predetermined period, the ratio is used as an index that can offer more accurate determination regarding an external charging utilization status. As a result, various processing to promote external charging are executed more properly.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a fuel tank, a motor, a battery, a charger, and a notification mechanism. The battery is configured to supply electric power to the motor. The charger is configured to carry out external charging that charges the battery by use of electric power from an external power source. The notification mechanism is configured to notify, to an outside of the vehicle, information on a use index indicative of a degree of use of external charging in a predetermined time period.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a fuel tank, a motor, a battery, a charger, and a notification mechanism. The battery is configured to supply electric power to the motor. The charger is configured to carry out external charging that charges the battery by use of electric power from an external power source. The notification mechanism is configured to notify, to an outside of the vehicle, information on a use index indicative of a degree of use of external charging in a predetermined time period.

Abstract: When a use index indicative of a degree of use of external charging is less than a threshold, an electronic control unit determines that the degree of use of external charging is low, and executes a charging guide control to promote the use of external charging at the time of parking at a battery charging point, such as at home or in a battery charging station, where the external charging is performable. Hereby, it is possible to promote a driver to use external charging at the time of parking at the battery charging point. As a result, the use of external charging can be promoted.

Abstract: A use index IDX indicative of a degree of use of external charging is calculated and transmitted to a vehicle external system. The vehicle external system provides a service or imposes a penalty based on the use index IDX. In a case where the degree of use of external charging is determined to be low based on the use index IDX, if the vehicle external system provides a non-preferential service or imposes a heavy penalty as compared with a case where the degree of use of external charging is determined to be high, a driver or an owner of a vehicle takes an action by which the use index is determined to indicate a high degree of use of external charging. As a result, the use of external charging can be promoted.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a fuel tank, a motor, a battery, a charger, and a notification mechanism. The battery is configured to supply electric power to the motor. The charger is configured to carry out external charging that charges the battery by use of electric power from an external power source. The notification mechanism is configured to notify, to an outside of the vehicle, information on a use index indicative of a degree of use of external charging in a predetermined time period.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a fuel tank, a motor, a battery, a charger, and a notification mechanism. The battery is configured to supply electric power to the motor. The charger is configured to carry out external charging that charges the battery by use of electric power from an external power source. The notification mechanism is configured to notify, to an outside of the vehicle, information on a use index indicative of a degree of use of external charging in a predetermined time period.

Abstract: A utilization index IDX is calculated based on one or more parameters (the number of times of charging/the number of trips, total battery charger connection time/total vehicle stop time, total EV traveling distance/total HV traveling distance, total EV traveling time/total HV traveling time, total EV traveling distance/total traveling distance, total EV traveling time/total traveling time, total charge amount/total fuel supply quantity) obtained based on a ratio of an EV traveling utilization level to an HV traveling utilization level or a total traveling utilization level, and the utilization index IDX is stored. Since the utilization index IDX is calculated such that as each parameter is larger, utilization of charging of a battery by a battery charger is performed more sufficiently. Accordingly, the utilization index IDX can be used as an index that offers more accurate determination regarding a utilization status of the battery charging.