This new patent is for a real hybrid car: "A vehicle power system includes a constant speed internal combustion engine coupled with an electrical generator for powering an electric motor coupled to the vehicle drive train. An air assist system also coupled to the drive train supplements the electric motor. The air assist system includes an air fan powered by diverted air flow during vehicle travel and by an engine driven air compressor during low vehicle speeds."
http://www.google.com/patents/US8397852
