VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE

A vehicle (1) is equipped with a battery (10) configured so as to be rechargeable, a motor generator (20) configured so as to generate the driving force of the vehicle (1) by use of electric power stored in the battery (10), a switch (49) configured so as to switch between generation of a command for extending the use period of the battery (10) and stop of generation of the command, and an ECU (48) for controlling the state of charge of the battery (10). The ECU (48) sets the control range of SOC of the battery (10). When the switch (49) stops generation of the command, the ECU (48) sets the control range to a first range. Meanwhile, when a command is generated by the switch (49), the ECU (48) sets the control range to a second range narrower than the first range.