DRIVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE

A vehicle driving apparatus is provided which can execute cranking of an internal combustion engine by transmitting a mechanical power from a rotor of a motor to an engine output shaft without executing an engaging/disengaging operation of a clutch. A driving apparatus 10 of a hybrid vehicle 1 includes a first speed change mechanism 30 capable of receiving the mechanical power from an engine output shaft 8 by a first input shaft 27 and transmitting the mechanical power to drive wheels 88, a second speed change mechanism 40 capable of receiving the mechanical power from the engine output shaft 8 and a rotor 52 by a second input shaft 28 engaged with the rotor 52 and transmitting the mechanical power to the drive wheels 88, a first clutch 21 capable of engaging the engine output shaft 8 with the first input shaft 27, and a second clutch 22 capable of engaging the engine output shaft 8 with the second input shaft 28, wherein the second clutch 22 is placed in an engaged state when operation force for executing an engaging/disengaging operation is not applied to the second clutch 22.