HYBRID VEHICLE

The disclosed hybrid vehicle () includes: an engine () mounted in a vehicle () and to which an EGR system () is applied; a motor () having a function of driving the vehicle () and a function of performing power regeneration; a battery () into which electric power generated by the power regeneration is charged. Further, the hybrid vehicle () includes: a generator () coupled to the engine () and having a function of driving the engine () with electric power of the battery (); and an EGR valve () interposed in an EGR passage () connecting an intake system () and an exhaust system () of the engine (). Furthermore, the hybrid vehicle () includes a control unit () that performs, in the power regeneration, an idle circulation control that idly drives the engine () by the generator () while opening the EGR valve ().