BACKGROUND

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle travel control device.

Background Art

When the route on which the vehicle will travel in the future is a flat road and EV (electric vehicle) travel is expected, by increasing the SOC(State Of Charge) in advance, an EV travel distance can be increased. Furthermore, when the route on which the vehicle will travel in the future is downhill slope and regeneration by the motor is expected, by reducing the SOC in advance, a regeneration amount to be stored in the battery can be increased.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure is a vehicle travel control device wherein: a control section performs state of charge reduction control on the basis of determination that while the own vehicle is traveling on a travel scheduled route, a section is present in which a predetermined amount of regenerative power generation performed by the motor generator in the own vehicle exceeds a power storage upper limit value of the power storage device; and the control section performs efficiency priority travel on the basis of determination that the predetermined amount of regenerative power generation is not actually expected to be available.

