Patent ID: 7992670

Claim:
A motor vehicle, comprising: a drive assembly unit; a cryogenic fuel storage tank for storing a fuel that is gaseous at an ambient temperature which is supplied to the drive assembly unit to operate the unit; and a thermoelectric generator, the thermoelectric generator configured to generate electric current when exposed to a thermal gradient, wherein fuel taken from the fuel storage tank acts on a cold side of the thermoelectric generator in order to generate electric current for the electric on-board power supply of the vehicle, the thermoelectric generator is arranged such that while the cold side of the thermoelectric generator is acted on by the fuel taken from the fuel storage tank, a warm side of the thermoelectric generator is acted on by a warmer medium, said warmer medium being also used for heat exchange with the fuel at location away from the thermoelectric generator, and the thermoelectric generator is integrated in a heat exchanger for heat exchange between the fuel taken from the fuel storage tank and the warmer medium.