HYBRID VEHICLE

DRIVE May 4, 2016
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A hybrid vehicle (10) includes an engine (12), a motor configured to output power for traveling, a drive wheel (34) coupled to the engine and the motor, a transmission (22) provided i) between the engine and the motor and ii) between the engine and the drive wheel, the transmission being configured to shift gears in a plurality of stages or continuously, a refrigerant supply device (40) including a pump (42) and a refrigerant pressure regulation device (44), the refrigerant supply device being configured to supply a refrigerant to the motor, and the refrigerant supply device being configured to supply the refrigerant to the transmission as a hydraulic fluid, and at least one electronic control unit (100) configured to control the refrigerant supply device based on a load situation of the motor by controlling a refrigerant supply pressure to the motor.

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