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 enlarge | Author: Bob Brant
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 2049
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
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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 Excellent recipe book for electric vehicles October 20, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The author has done a tremendous job of making a daunting task more manageable. He has given the car tinkerer a place to start learning how to convert a gas powered vehicle to electric. I highly recommend this book for anyone considering electric vehicle conversions as a "recipe book", with step by step explanation of everything you need to know to safely do a conversion
 Not Bad - a little dated, but better than most July 30, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Compared to my other review on the book: "Convert It.", this book is much better - at least it's a real "paperback"! The material is more up to date, however it is still somewhat dated. The newer controller chips available, tranformer technologies and battery technologies are described in a forward looking way... however these items are now easily available - so the book doesn't address them very well, they weren't reality at the time. Still a good read to get a comparison of different concepts. Your money might be better spent doing research on the pricey, but high tech Tesla Motors car. There is 2007 technology at work!
Very good introduction to the subject. May 30, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you're not already sold on why you should consider an electric car, this book should help. It covers the pros/cons of buying, building or converting. Before you consider converting a car to be electric, read this book. I suspect spending a little now for knowledge might save a lot later when it comes to buying stuff!
Down to earth, well versed material. Very good reading. March 7, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
No matter if you just want to learn a little more about EV technology or consideting to build your own Electric Car, this book will give you a wealth of information on all sorts of EV related topics. The book starts with EV history, then goes into EV practicality, then onto currently (well in 80's) available off the shelf technology, vehicle design, physics and aero dynamic principles and finally you get a walk through an actual EV conversion process. I like this book for the way it's formed and the way it flows. The author writes in plain language with plenty of advise and tips. Everything is simple, just like an EV is such a simple machine at it's core. After reading this book, you will get a clear picture where technology stands with EVs, why Internal combustion engine dominated our means of transport and finally how to desing and construct your own EV. Overall great book. One drawback however, this book is written in 80' and has a lot of hopes in it, which is sad to read at times. Like when author talks about newly developed prototype of GM Impact (later renamed EV1) the author puts high hopes for this progect, yet we all know what happened to this effort. You will want to read "Convert it" by Michael Brown after reading this book.
Great! But update! January 18, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm reading this book again and again before I build my own. The info is timeless, but I know the world of EV has changed in 15 years.
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