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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 savingsThe best EV for you--purchase trade-offs, conversion trade-offs, and conversion costsChassis and designDifferent types of electric motors and controllersLithium EV batteriesChargers and electrical systemsEV builds and conversionsLicensing and insuring your EVDriving and maintenanceList of manufacturers and dealers regularly updated on website
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Publisher : McGraw Hill TAB; 3rd edition (January 29, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 416 pages
ISBN-10 : 0071770569
ISBN-13 : 978-0071770569
Item Weight : 1.5 pounds
Dimensions : 7.38 x 0.94 x 9.25 inches
Reviewer: Brenda
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This book has a lot of great information.
Review: It is very inspiring. Without this information in the hands of the general public we have no hope for an EV future. The public needs to have the facts in order to effect change. If not we will be dependent on foreign fuel and all the negative impacts that it entails.
Reviewer: AvidSciFiReader
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Lots of Charts and Graphs
Review: I had high hopes for this book. The author included lots of formulas, charts and graphs which were quite helpful from a design perspective and his advice on streamlining and air flow was insightful. However, I was left with a desire to see something more like a Chiltonâs handbook or Motorâs Manual with detailed descriptions.Also I would have liked to have seen more real world examples of EVs that have been built by their owners.Unfortunately the author did not truly address the fragile nature of the existing U.S. power grid and the impact of EVs upon the grid; nor did he fully acknowledge the environmental impact of the mining process for the lithium and minerals required for the current generation of batteries.
Reviewer: EC
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: VERY USEFUL
Review: It reviews existing battery technologies, physics involved, clearly explains the main differences between IC engines and electric motors, which I have not thought about. It also provides cost estimates, provides for the various components required and useful advice about other things to consider more in the practical side.
Reviewer: Mr.E
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Needs some editing but still recommended
Review: About halfway through the book I wanted to stop reading because it became so repetitious, it was really beating me over the head with factoids about how good electric vehicles are, I know they are, that's why I bought the book, you don't need to sell me on the idea of electric cars anymore. You could have 1 chapter explaining the social, economic, environmental benefits of electric car ownership and then never say it again, ever, seriously:-)The Tesla stuff was all over the place too, consolidate that or use that as a fixed reference for the various topics like types of battery's, here's what Tesla uses, types of transmissions, here's what Tesla uses...I pushed through and was rewarded with the last half which was much more direct and explained actually building an electric vehicle. The AC vs DC information was well handled as well as how to handle the transmission in a electric conversion project, for those sections alone I would recommend this book.
Reviewer: Alejandro
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: its look in great condition with many picture on it I think this ...
Review: I got the book yesterday so I can't stop to read , its look in great condition with many picture on it I think this is going to be really great book , helping me on my project.
Reviewer: Alexanderjwilkerson
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Out of date info too hard to return
Review: The info in this is all a decade or more old and the technology have advanced considerably since then. I tried to return it because the info is basically useless. They made me print out my own return label but since I don't have a printer I have to have it printed at walgreens but I it was extremely hard to download it in the proper format. It displayed as a .gif. It's like they're trying to make it too hard to return so I just give up.
Reviewer: andygetch
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Electric vehicles explained
Review: I bought this book after I purchased my first electric car in order to understand it better. Lot's of detail about the workings of electric vehicles and some instructions. The reason for four stars is the author spent IMHO too many pages on the benefits of electric vehicles, and did not seem to update with the times by the third edition in 2013. Modification of old internal combustion engine vehicles is likely to continue to be a thing for the foreseeable future, so this book does provide a solid introduction to what a potential restorer would be in for.
Reviewer: Roseller a abellan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: How to modify gas to elicttic motor no gas engine.
Review: I like to learned .to build a car for myself.its good to read and learned.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Thanks.As mentioned.
Reviewer: ram_kan
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Contains interesting information. Still the little maths about driving mechanics is not well explained and uses miles instead of the metric system
Reviewer: Amazon Kunde
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Der Titel des Buches klingt vielversprechend, aber das Werk liest sich sehr zäh. Viele Fakten, wie z.B. die Kriterien für die Auswahl eines für einen Umbau zu einem Elektrofahrzeug geeigneten Basisfahrzeugs werden z.B. mehrfach wiederholt. Die beschriebene Technik ist grösstenteils veraltet - beispielsweise wird mit vielen Details die Ansteuerung von DC-Motoren erläutert, während heutzutage aber hauptsächlich Asynchronmaschinen verbaut werden, u.a. wegen der besseren Rekuperationsmöglichkeiten.Es werden auch einige kommerziell erhältliche Elektroautos beschrieben, allerdings auf dem Stand von ca. 2012.
Reviewer: Priyank Morzariya
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: book has a good contain of knowledge with out of studying material and satisfactory delivery by Amazon.All over book's material good.
Reviewer: Foreigner
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: A very good book but tends to repeat things within same paragraph