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The arrival of the electric car : = buyer's guide, owner's guide, history, future

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The arrival of the electric car :/ by Chris Johnston and Ed Sobey.
其他題名:	buyer's guide, owner's guide, history, future
作者:	Johnston, Chris,
其他作者:	Sobey, Ed,
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (1 PDF (xv, 232 pages)) :illustrations :
標題:	Electric vehicles. -
ISBN:	9781468605020

The arrival of the electric car : = buyer's guide, owner's guide, history, future
Johnston, Chris,active 2022,

The arrival of the electric car :buyer's guide, owner's guide, history, future [electronic resource] /by Chris Johnston and Ed Sobey. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (1 PDF (xv, 232 pages)) :illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Introduction and key takeaways key takeaways -- Chapter 1. What are we talking about? Cars powered by batteries, hybrids, fuel cell cars, or others -- Chapter 2. Is an electric car right for you? What is different about owning and driving an EV? -- Chapter 3. Advantages of electric cars -- Chapter 4. Why the revolution is happening now? -- Chapter 5. How did we get here? A history of Evs -- Chapter 6. EV myths and misconceptions - what some people want you to believe about EVs is not true -- Chapter 7. News flash! -- Chapter 8. EV buying guide -- Chapter 9. Technical definitions and explainers -- End notes -- Index -- About the Authors.

Are you considering buying an electric vehicle? All of us are witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime transformation. For over one hundred years, gasoline and diesel fuels have powered ground transportation throughout the world. Now that is changing, and 2023 is the year when most people will recognize that change is happening. This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand overview of the passenger EV universe including guides for buying and owning an electric car. The authors discuss choosing, owning and driving an electric car, then explain the features, advantages, benefits and limitations of over 45 EV models including pickup trucks, SUVs, and sedans.

ISBN: 9781468605020

Standard No.: 10.4271/9781468605020doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

639235
Electric vehicles.

LC Class. No.: TL220 / .J64 2022

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520 $a "If you have to have a car, make it an electric car. As this book makes clear, they are better than old-fashion vehicles in every way." -Bill McKibben, American environmentalist and climate change authority; co-founded 350.org and spearheaded the fossil fuel divestment campaign resulting in endowments worth more than $15 trillion stepping back from oil, gas and coal. "Thankfully, now that the electric vehicle R&D "dark ages" are coming to an end and automakers around the world are charging up their EV programs, there's no doubt that we're about to see massive, valuable change in our transportation landscape." -Sebastian Blanco, one of America's leading electric car journalists who has been writing about EVs since 2006.
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