Motor vehicle with an
internal combustion engine (2) intended for vehicle propulsion, at least one
electric machine (13) that can be operated as a generator and is mechanically rotatably coupled to a drive
train (2) of the vehicle (12) for generating electrical energy, at least one
energy storage device (14, 15) which is connected to the at least one
electric machine (13) for storing the electrical energy generated by it, at least one friction
brake for decelerating the vehicle (12) and at least one
control unit (7) for controlling the at least one
electric machine (13) and the at least one
energy storage device (14, 15) as well as the at least one friction
brake, wherein the
control unit (7) is configured toa vehicle deceleration torque dependent on a braking request specified by a user of the vehicle (12) via a
brake actuation element (8) up to a maximum deceleration torque achievable by the generator load of the at least one electric
machine (13) to be provided solely by means of the at least one electric
machine (13) and the resulting electrical energy to be stored in the at least one
energy storage device (14, 15) and, in the event of a braking request exceeding this maximum achievable deceleration torque, the additional vehicle deceleration torque also to be provided by means of the at least one friction brake, wherein the electric
machine (13) is an
alternator or a
starter generator, characterized in that the at least one energy storage device (14, 15) is a flexible heat storage container with an inner body and an outer body, between which insulation is arranged,and is equipped with an
electric heating device (6), wherein the heating device (6) can be operated by means of the electrical energy generated by the electric machine (13), and the heat storage container stores the
waste heat of the
internal combustion engine (2) released to a
coolant cooling the
internal combustion engine (2), and the temperature of a heat storage medium contained in at least one energy storage device (14, 15) can be increased by means of the
electric heating device (6) beyond a value achievable by means of the
waste heat and can be maintained at such an increased value, wherein both a 12-
volt electrical
system and a parallel 48-
volt electrical
system are used, wherein the 12-
volt electrical
system has a first energy storage device (14) as a 12-volt battery and the 48-volt electrical system has a second energy storage device (15) as a 48-volt battery, and wherein the electric machine (13) is connected to both the first and the second energy storage devices (14, 15). is,so that both the 12-volt electrical system and the 48-volt electrical system are powered by the electric machine (13).