Hybrid Vehicles
eBook - PDF

Hybrid Vehicles

and the Future of Personal Transportation

  1. 504 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Hybrid Vehicles

and the Future of Personal Transportation

About this book

Uncover the Technology behind Hybrids and Make an Intelligent Decision When Purchasing Your Next Vehicle With one billion cars expected to be on the roads of the world in the near future, the potential for war over oil and the negative environmental effects of emissions will be greater than ever before. Now is the time to seriously consider an alte

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2008
eBook ISBN
9781420075359
Edition
1
Subtopic
Energy

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Chapter 1. Historical Roots of Hybrid Automobiles
  5. Chapter 2. Why the Crisis? Hybrid Vehicles as a Mitigation Measure
  6. Chapter 3. Overview of Hybrid Vehicles
  7. Chapter 4. Hybrid Automobile: What Is It?
  8. Chapter 5. Why Hybrids Get Good Mileage
  9. Chapter 6. Multifaceted Complexity of Batteries
  10. Chapter 7. Obesity:Bad in Humans, Bad in Cars
  11. Chapter 8. Vital Role of the Control System
  12. Chapter 9. Regenerative Braking
  13. Chaper 10. Narrow Operating Band for Gasoline Engine
  14. Chapter 11. Hybridness: A Basic Design Decision
  15. Chapter 12. Mileage Ratings
  16. Chapter 13. Enhancing the Sales Brochure
  17. Chapter 14. Torque Curves: A Match Made in Heaven
  18. Chapter 15. Economics of Hybrid Ownership
  19. Chapter 16. New Technologies: Hybrids
  20. Chapter 17. New Technologies: Internal Combustion Engine
  21. Chapter 18. Hybrids: Mainstream or Fringe?
  22. Chapter 19. Factors Influencing Resale Value
  23. Chapter 20. Dangers of Aftermarket Add-Ons
  24. Chapter 21. Safety Issues
  25. Chapter 22. Future
  26. Appendix A: Acronyms and Relevant Data
  27. Appendix B: Global Warming
  28. Back cover