A battery and a capacitor having a large capacity correspond to a power
storage device for storing power used by a motor generator MG2. A
controller detects state of charge of the battery and of the capacitor.
When the driver issues an instruction requesting acceleration, the
controller monitors the state of charge of the power storage device, and
the controller instructs an inverter to increase contribution of the
motor generator MG1 to an acceleration operation when the state of charge
is insufficient to be larger than the contribution of the motor generator
MG1 to the acceleration operation when the state of charge is sufficient.
Thus a hybrid vehicle can be provided that allows a driver to feel smooth
acceleration even if the power storage device is insufficiently charged.