Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: Getting In On the Popularity of Electric Cars 7
Chapter 1: So You’re Thinking About Buying an Electric Car 9
Chapter 2: The Fascinating Tech That’s (Sort of) Under the Hood 37
Chapter 3: Electric Vehicles and a Safer Drive 59
Part 2: Buying Wisely 87
Chapter 4: Consider the Cost (of an Electric Vehicle) 89
Chapter 5: Researching Your EV Options 109
Chapter 6: Buying Your New Electric Car 155
Part 3: Maintaining Your Newfangled Horseless Carriage 181
Chapter 7: Charge ’Er Up! 183
Chapter 8: Protecting the Battery (and Your Investment) 207
Chapter 9: Keeping Your Car in Top Shape 231
Part 4: Futurethink and Fun with EV Engineering 259
Chapter 10: Faster, Farther, and More Fun 261
Chapter 11: Our Autonomous Future 289
Chapter 12: Other Vehicles That Are Going Electric 311
Chapter 13: The Best Car Is No Car: Electric Bikes and the Morning Commute 333
Part 5: The Part of Tens 351
Chapter 14: Ten Countries Leading the Way — and What They’re Doing 353
Chapter 15: Ten Companies Leading the Way — and a Look at What They’re Doing 361
Chapter 16: Ten Predictions from EV Insiders (with Plenty of Commentary and Opinion Because It’s My Book There, Bub) 369
Index 379
