ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

A hybrid vehicle, which is illustrated as a representative example of an electrically powered vehicle, includes: a power storage device in which deposition-related deterioration takes place due to a phenomenon of deposition of metal on an electrode surface during charging; a power generating structure for generating charging power for the power storage device; a charge state estimating unit for estimating a remaining level of the power storage device based on a state value of the power storage device; and a charging/discharging control unit for controlling charging/discharging of the power storage device based on the remaining level estimate value estimated by the charge state estimating unit. The charging/discharging control unit restricts the power generating structure from generating the charging power for the power storage device when the remaining level estimate value is decreased to fall below a predetermined criteria value.