CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE, VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE

The object of the invention is to provide a technology of suppressing degradation of the durability performance of a battery, while improving the fuel consumption of a vehicle. A control apparatus for a vehicle, which includes an engine and a battery that is chargeable with power of the engine, includes: a configurator that sets a start condition for starting an engine according to a state of the battery; and a starter that starts the engine when the start condition is satisfied.