VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

A processor is capable of executing low SOC control to set a particular target SOC, which is a target SOC for when a vehicle traveling from a first specific position along a first journey route arrives at a second specific position, to a value lower than the normal target SOC. The particular target SOC of the vehicle executing the low SOC control is a value of the EV-SW permissible SOC or greater in cases in which a prohibition frequency is a first threshold or greater, with the prohibition frequency being derived based on a total value of prohibition points representing the vehicle being prohibited from entering the EV priority mode due to the low SOC control.