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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780852960134
Edition: 1st
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0852960131
Label: The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Manufacturer: The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: December 01, 2001
Publisher: The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Studio: The Institution of Engineering and Technology
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
This book covers the development of electric cars -- from their early days to new hybrid models in production -- together with the very latest technological issues faced by automotive engineers working on electric cars, as well as the key business factors vital for the successful transfer of electric cars into the mass market. Considerable work has gone into electric car and battery development in the last ten years with the prospect of substantial improvements in range and performance in battery cars as well as in hybrids and those using fuel cells. This book comprehensively covers this important subject and will be of particular interest to engineers and managers working in the automotive and transport industries.
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The Institution of Engineering and Technology is one of the world's leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. The IET publishes more than 100 new titles every year; a rich mix of books, journals and magazines with a back catalogue of more than 350 books in 18 different subject areas including:
-Power & Energy
-Renewable Energy
-Radar, Sonar & Navigation
-Electromagnetics
-Electrical Measurement
-History of Technology
-Technology Management
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Rating:
- The Electric Car...If you are looking to get your feet wet in the electric transportation field, this is a good start. It provides the fundamentals and concepts for a novice user to start to understand what is needed, and how parts work together. If you want to build an electric car, this is not the book for you.
Rating:
- Excellent overview of electric carsThe Electric Car gives an excellent overview of electric cars. And as promised by the subtitle, Westbrook discusses the development and future of battery, hybrid and fuel-cell cars. All in all, this book is the best I have found on this important subject. I recommend it highly.
As interest increases in electric cars, particularly hybrids, books on the subject increase as well. Some are interesting and helpful. A surprisingly large amount are not. Few, if any, match the depth and breadth of the information and opinion in The Electric Car.
Westbrook spent his career working with electric cars. That shows in the book's detailed information and patient discussion. This is a book by an industry insider, who knows what he is talking about. What he does not know, he finds out, through contacts in the industry that he keeps active.
Westbrook does tend a little toward the pedantic. And he loves a long and complex sentence. No fluffy reading here. In fact, the book can be hard to get through if you are tired and not at the best of your game.
Nonetheless, if you have strong interest in electric cars, in my opinion you need this book.
Rating:
- Good introductory bookThis book provides an accurate history of electric and hybrid cars, however it may be a bit lacking in terms of charting the future of electric cars and their power sources. All in all a solid buy for a intoduction to electric car technology.
