Build Your Own Electric Vehicle | 
 enlarge | Author: Bob Brant
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 2132
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 310
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0830642315
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2502
EAN: 9780830642311
ASIN: 0830642315
Publication Date: September 1, 1993
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Book Description
Electric vehicles have many advantages over their gas-powered counterparts. They're ecologically sound, much cheaper to operate, and require almost no routine maintenance. Drivers can enjoy the clean-running convenience and economy of an electric vehicle for as much as it costs to buy a new car. This illustrated guide explains step by step how to build an inexpensive EV from a kit or convert an existing internal combustion engine. Build Your Own Electric Car begins with an informative history of electric vehicles, current international advances in EV technology, and a look ahead at the future of EV development. Then, author Bob Brant gives a building-block description of each EV component-motor, drive train, controllers, power supplies, chargers, and chassis-and how to put them all together to make a working vehicle. He also gives valuable advice on where to find affordable EV components and systems, how to get the most out of EV driving and ownership, and how to make the best buy, build, and conversion tradeoffs.
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A very good book, just needs a 2008 update to be perfect January 22, 2008
I liked this book a lot, it reads well, it provides the "how to" information in the title but also a lot of background information. The only real defect I can find in it is the date of last update (1993). Suprisingly, most of what is said is still valid, but there are some things missing which did not exist then or were not mature enough. Some recommendations actually got even better: the "AC propulsion" system, which is already much praised in the book, went on to even greater success in the Tesla roadster. Just get someone (the author, if still active, or someone else) to update it for 2008 new technologies.
 This author is obsessed with mind maps! January 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is practically a collection of mind maps of various decision trees and other concepts... The text probably is adequate for designing a decent conversion. It's pretty useful if you don't mind the author's quirks.
too much math and needs updating January 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read the book and especially chapter 11 (actual conversion of the Ranger) I found the math in the book to be beyond my comprehension. I understood the point just to much math and explanation of the math. I have now read two books about converting cars to electric power. This book had more detail than the previous book which on one hand I liked. It would be nice to have an update on the book as this book was written over ten years ago there has been advancement in the areas of AC electric motor, controllers and batteries.
Good place to start December 4, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great first book to learn about electric vehicles. It includes history of EVs, design notes and formulas for those interested in predicting the results of a conversion. All written in a clear and understandable fashion, even for the novice, though even those with knowledge of EVs will learn. Lots of information so it takes some time to read, but is well worth it.
 Good, but outdated November 12, 2007
This well written, engaging book was written in 1994, and badly needs to be updated. The technologies have changed (batteries, motors, controllers), the candidates for cars to convert have changed (for example, you need to be very careful with the computer-driven dashboards and controls of most cars built in the past 8-10 years), and the assumptions about oil prices, electricity prices, and the global energy picture have changed.
It is a little shocking that this book (and Michael Brown's Convert It, published in 1993 and not upbdated) are the only ones available for this exciting, rapidly changing field.
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