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Lightweight Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Design
Author(s): John Fenton (Author), Ron Hodkinson (Author)
- Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Publication Date: January 1, 2001
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 0750650923
- ISBN-13: 9780750650922
Book Description
Lightweight Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Design covers the particular automotive design approach required for hybrid/electrical drive vehicles. There is currently huge investment world-wide in electric vehicle propulsion, driven by concern for pollution control and depleting oil resources. The radically different design demands of these new vehicles requires a completely new approach that is covered comprehensively in this book. The book explores the rather dramatic departures in structural configuration necessary for purpose-designed electric vehicle including weight removal in the mechanical systems. It also provides a comprehensive review of the design process in the electric hybrid drive and energy storage systems. Ideal for automotive engineering students and professionals Lightweight Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Design provides a complete introduction to this important new sector of the industry. Comprehensive coverage of all design aspects of electric/hybrid cars in a single volumePacked with case studies and applicationsIn-depth treatment written in a text book style (rather than a theoretical specialist text style)
