Abstract: A drive motor control system performs control of a drive motor of a vehicle that includes the drive motor and a battery. The drive motor control system includes a control processor that controls an electric current supply from the battery to the drive motor and includes an operational state determiner that determines whether a condition that the vehicle is being stopped, a condition that a parking brake is being released, and a condition that a parking range is being selected are satisfied. When the operational state determiner determines that all the conditions are satisfied upon a reception of a trigger signal instructing a start of the control of the drive motor, the control processor performs control of an inverter such that the electric current supply is performed to cause the drive motor to repeat small revers rotations and thereby induce small movements of the vehicle in front and rear directions.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more storage media storing a program. The program includes one or more instructions that cause the one or more processors to execute acquiring information on a current location of a vehicle and a destination of the vehicle; acquiring one or more scheduled travel routes for reaching the destination from the current location; acquiring current weather information; predicting a standstill section in which a standstill situation is likely to occur on the one or more scheduled travel routes; predicting a standstill time during which a standstill situation occurs in the predicted standstill section; calculating heating power consumption due to use of heating over the predicted standstill time; performing a determination as to whether to additionally charge a traveling battery of the vehicle in accordance with the heating power consumption; and presenting information corresponding to a result of the determination.

Abstract: A battery-temperature raising apparatus includes a battery, a transmission, an oil pan, a heat-retaining oil tank, a heat exchanger, a first valve, a temperature sensor, and a control unit. The transmission includes a transmission mechanism that converts torque and a clutch capable of braking a wheel. The oil pan and the oil tank are disposed in the transmission and are in communication with the heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the battery and oil. The first valve opens and closes a path joining the oil tank and the heat exchanger. The control unit generates braking force by controlling engagement force of the clutch depending on an amount of depression of a brake pedal. The control unit supplies the oil stored in the oil tank to the heat exchanger by opening the first valve when a temperature of the battery detected by the temperature sensor is below a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A vehicle driving apparatus for a vehicle with wheels includes an engine, a transmission mechanism, an input shaft, a power generation motor, and a motor clutch. The transmission mechanism is disposed between the engine and the wheels. The input shaft is disposed between the engine and the transmission mechanism and coupled to a crank shaft of the engine via a damper mechanism. The power generation motor is disposed between the engine and the transmission mechanism and includes a hollow rotor through which the input shaft extends. The motor clutch is switched between an engaged state and a released state. When being the engaged state, the motor clutch couples the input shaft and the hollow rotor. When being in the released state, the motor clutch releases coupling between the input shaft and the hollow rotor.

Abstract: A vehicle driving apparatus for a vehicle with wheels includes an engine, a transmission mechanism, an input shaft, a power generation motor, and a motor clutch. The transmission mechanism is disposed between the engine and the wheels. The input shaft is disposed between the engine and the transmission mechanism and coupled to a crank shaft of the engine via a damper mechanism. The power generation motor is disposed between the engine and the transmission mechanism and includes a hollow rotor through which the input shaft extends. The motor clutch is switched between an engaged state and a released state. When being the engaged state, the motor clutch couples the input shaft and the hollow rotor. When being in the released state, the motor clutch releases coupling between the input shaft and the hollow rotor.

Abstract: A control device for a transmission that has multiple shift stages and is configured to change an amount of power output from an engine of a vehicle for output includes a setting unit and a control unit. The setting unit is capable of setting, as a shift change mode, either one of a first shift change mode and a second shift change mode in which a speed of the engine is maintained in a higher state than that in the first shift change mode. The control unit is configured to execute shift change control on a basis of the set shift change mode. The control unit is configured to exclude one or more shift stages of the multiple shift stages and execute the shift change control when the second shift change mode is set.

Abstract: A control device for a transmission that has multiple shift stages and is configured to change an amount of power output from an engine of a vehicle for output includes a setting unit and a control unit. The setting unit is capable of setting, as a shift change mode, either one of a first shift change mode and a second shift change mode in which a speed of the engine is maintained in a higher state than that in the first shift change mode. The control unit is configured to execute shift change control on a basis of the set shift change mode. The control unit is configured to exclude one or more shift stages of the multiple shift stages and execute the shift change control when the second shift change mode is set.