Electrical drive for automobile

Claim 1

Apparatus for electrically driving an automobile comprising: a DC motor, a transmission coupled to said DC motor and being operatively connected to a set of rear wheels; a drive shaft extending from said motor, a rear end differential operatively connected to a set of rear wheels, clutch means for coupling said rear end differential to said drive shaft, at least two storage batteries, an accelerator control circuit including means for varying the current flow from said batteries to said motor and means of activating said clutch means to disengage said rear end differential below a predetermined minimum acceleration and battery charging means comprising; an auxiliary shaft aligned in parallel with said drive shaft, means for coupling said auxiliary shaft to said drive shaft at a location between said clutch and said transmission such that said auxiliary shaft rotates in concert with said drive shaft and at least two alternators coupled to said auxiliary shaft and to said batteries for supplying recharging current during controlled periods of time when the rear wheels are disengaged.