VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE

A vehicle (100) includes a motor generator (130) for generating driving power for running by using electric power from a power storage device (110), and an ECU (300) for controlling the motor generator (130). When user request power is substantially constant, the ECU (300) causes an interval operation of running the vehicle (100) to be performed, the interval operation switching between a first running pattern (coasting running) in which the generation of the driving power by the motor generator (130) is stopped and the vehicle (100) runs with inertial force of the vehicle, and a second running pattern (acceleration running) in which the vehicle runs with the driving power generated by the motor generator (130). As a result, energy efficiency of the vehicle (100) is improved.