Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Third Edition

Seth Leitman, Bob Brant (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

416 Seiten

2013 | 3rd edition
TAB Books Inc (Verlag)
978-0-07-177056-9 (ISBN)

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The definitive handbook on DIY electric vehicle design and construction -- now completely revised and expanded to cover the latest technologies and enhanced with exclusive online content

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BUILD, CONVERT, OR BUY A STATE-OF-THE-ART ELECTRIC VEHICLEThoroughly revised and expanded, Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Third Edition, is your go-to guide for converting an internal combustion engine vehicle to electric or building an EV from the ground up. You'll also find out about the wide variety of EVs available for purchase and how they're being built. This new editiondetails all the latest breakthroughs, including AC propulsion and regenerative braking systems, intelligent controllers, batteries, and charging technologies.

Filled with updated photos, this cutting-edge resource fully describes each component--motor, battery, controller, charger, and chassis--and provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions on how to assemble all the parts. Exclusive web content features currentsupplier and dealer lists. Custom-built for environmentalists, engineers, students, hobbyists, and mechanics, this hands-on guide puts you in the fast lane toward a cost-effective, reliable green machine.

Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Third Edition, covers:

Environmental impact and energy savings
The best EV for you--purchase trade-offs, conversion trade-offs, and conversion costs
Chassis and design
Different types of electric motors and controllers
Lithium EV batteries
Chargers and electrical systems
EV builds and conversions
Licensing and insuring your EV
Driving and maintenance
List of manufacturers and dealers regularly updated on website

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Chapter 1. Why Electric Vehicles
What are Electric Vehicles
New Electricity Rates/Oil costs
Conversion costs
Chapter 2. Electric Vehicle Benefits
Reports from the US Dept. of Energy
Chapter 3. Electric Vehicle (recent) History
Toyota's hybrid drive technology
GM and CARB
Ford and TH!NK City
Tesla Roadster
Chapter 4. Drive Systems, Chassis, and Designs
Lithium Nono-phosphates
Intelligent Drive Systems
Chapter 5. Sources, Parts, Conversion Companies and Experts
Updates on everything from previous edition, plus links to an online companion site that will be updated every 3 months or so for new information
Chapter 6. Calculating Torque Curves
Software from Grassroots electric vehicles, Electric Vehicles of America, and NetGain technologies
Chapter 7. Electric Motors
AC and DC
Metric Mind Corporation
Anaheim Automation
Hi Performance Electric Vehicle Systems
AC Propulsion
Tesla Mototrs
WARP Motors
Chapter 8. Controllers
Chapter 9. Batteries
Lithium
Lithium-polyphosphate
Nickel
Chapter 10. Chargers
Newer, standardized SAE systems
Chapter 11. AC/DC Drive and Controller Packages
Lead Acid conversions
Lithium Polymer conversions
Chapter 12. Visions for Future Electric Cars and Electric Car Conversions

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.3.2013
Zusatzinfo	125 Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	185 x 231 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10	0-07-177056-9 / 0071770569
ISBN-13	978-0-07-177056-9 / 9780071770569
Zustand	Neuware