How Your Car Works:Your Guide to the Components & Systems of Mode Cars, Including Hybrid & Electric Vehicles

by: Arvid Linde (Author)

Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd

Publication Date: 2011/10/15

Language: English

Print Length: 128 pages

ISBN-10: 1845843908

ISBN-13: 9781845843908

Book Description

A comprehensive guided tour under the skin of the car. Diesel, petrol (gasoline), electric, hybrid and alteative propulsions are all dissected and explained in a reader-friendly manner, and as you move from the engine to the tailpipe, you'll discover what an exciting world there is within the car. Organized in intuitive chapters and backed with colorful illustrations and cutaways, this book describes the systems and parts that make your car move. Without emphasizing the ‘boring' science bits, it discusses the practical application of various automotive terms, and explains why having more of one thing and less of another is beneficial in the real world. Whether you're just curious, or wish to become a better car owner, this book will start you on an exciting jouey.

About the Author

A comprehensive guided tour under the skin of the car. Diesel, petrol (gasoline), electric, hybrid and alteative propulsions are all dissected and explained in a reader-friendly manner, and as you move from the engine to the tailpipe, you'll discover what an exciting world there is within the car. Organized in intuitive chapters and backed with colorful illustrations and cutaways, this book describes the systems and parts that make your car move. Without emphasizing the ‘boring' science bits, it discusses the practical application of various automotive terms, and explains why having more of one thing and less of another is beneficial in the real world. Whether you're just curious, or wish to become a better car owner, this book will start you on an exciting jouey.