HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

A hybrid vehicle control method for a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle comprising: a drive motor; a battery supplying electric power to the drive motor; and an engine for power generation configured to supply electric power to the battery and the drive motor, and the control method comprising: operating the engine at a higher engine rotation speed in an operating state in which a fuel consumption device that contributes to improved fuel consumption performance does not operate than in an operating state in which the fuel consumption device operates.