Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Third Edition (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
352
Utgivningsdatum
2013-03-18
Upplaga
3
Förlag
TAB
Medarbetare
Brant, Bob
Illustratör/Fotograf
unspecified 125 Illustrations
Illustrationer
Illustrations
Dimensioner
233 x 185 x 20 mm
Vikt
677 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780071770569

Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Third Edition

av Seth Leitman, Bob Brant
Häftad,  Engelska, 2013-03-18
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BUILD, CONVERT, OR BUY A STATE-OF-THE-ART ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Thoroughly 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
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Seth Leitman is the Managing Member for ETS Energy Store, LLC, a green living and renewable energy consulting company. Prior to this, he worked for the State of New York where he was instrumental in adding more than 3,500 alternative-fueled vehicles and buses to fleets statewide. Leitman also served as the Market Development and Policy Specialist for the New York Power Authority, where he helped create, roll out, and run electric and hybrid vehicle programs serving the New York City metropolitan area. He has a large following on his blog, greenguruguy.com, Discovery's PlanetGreen.com, Mother Earth News, and other media

Innehållsförteckning

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

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