Patent ID: 7726130

Claim:
A hybrid-electric automobile having a drive system which is comprised of: a. a least one drive wheel; b. an electric drive motor mechanically engaged with said at least one drive wheel; c. an electric storage device electrically connected to said automobile through a means for controlling the amount of electrical power flowing from said electric storage device to said electric drive motor; d. an electric generator electrically connected to said electric storage batter through means for controlling the amount of electrical power flowing from said electric generator to said electric storage device; e. external combustion, Stirling engine mechanically connected to said electric generator; f. exhaust gas piping running from the exhaust of said external combustion, Stirling engine; g. thermoelectric generator comprising array of Seebeck thermocouples thermally coupled to said exhaust gas piping, the electrical output of which is electrically connected to said electric storage device through means for regulating the flow of electrical power flowing from said thermoelectric generator to said electric storage device; and, h. kinetic energy recovery system which comprises configuring said electric motor as an electric generator, the electrical output of which is electrically connected to said electric storage device through means for regulating the flow of electrical power flowing from said kinetic energy recovery system to said electric storage device.