That leaves the battery primarily for propulsion. “You’re running a pure electric, which is enormously cheaper to operate and enormously more environmentally friendly,” Kamen explained. [I've always enjoyed the small Stirling engine models you buy for your desk... and always wondered why something seemingly so useful, has always been labeled as not useful. Maybe not...]
Source: MAKE Magazine
Stirling engine car
Stirling engine car: Installed in the car’s trunk compartment is a Stirling engine invented at DEKA, Kamen’s technology company in the Manchester Millyard. It powers the features that would normally drain huge power from the battery, notably the defroster and heater.
