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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180165 ; 180 652 ; 310 / ;
Abstract
A vehicle having an engine which is stopped during selected operating states and a generator having counterrotating members. One of the counterrotating members is connected to the engine and the other counterrotating member is connected to the wheels of the vehicle. The generator may be driven by either the engine or the wheels.