Table of Contents

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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