Patent ID: 8517294

Claim:
A motor vehicle for collecting paper for shredding, comprising: an internal combustion engine configured to propel the motor vehicle; an electric motor configured to propel the motor vehicle; a compartment configured to receive paper; at least one of: a bin lifting device configured to lift a bin and deposit the paper in the compartment; a shredder mechanism configured to shred the paper in the compartment; a conveyance device configured to transport the paper from a first location to a second location within the compartment; and a dumping device configured to discharge the paper from the compartment; and at least one battery configured to provide power to drive both (i) the electric motor and (ii) the at least one of the bin lifting device, the shredder mechanism, the conveyance device, and the dumping device, wherein the internal combustion engine and the electric motor are each configured to independently propel the motor vehicle.