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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2293
EAN: 9780071543736
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0071543732
Label: McGraw-Hill Professional
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 327
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Studio: McGraw-Hill Professional

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:


Go Green-Go Electric!. Faster, Cheaper, More Reliable . While Saving Energy and the Environment

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This new, updated edition of Build Your Own Electric Vehicle contains everything that made the first edition so popular while adding all the technological advances and new parts that are readily available on the market today. . .

Build Your Own Electric Vehicle gets on the expressway to a green, ecologically sound, cost-effective way that even can look cool, too! . .

This comprehensive how-to goes through the process of transforming an internal combustion engine vehicle to electric or even building an EV from scratch for as much or even cheaper than purchasing a traditional car. The book describes each component in detail---motor, battery, controller, charger, and chassis---and provides step-by-step instructions on how to put them all together. . .

Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Second Edition, covers:

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• EV vs. Combustible Engine Overview.
• Environmental and Energy Savings.
• EV Evolution since the First Electric Car .
• Current Purchase and Conversion Costs.
• Chassis and Design.
• Today's Best Motors .
• Battery Discharging/Charging Styles.
• Electrical Systems.
• Licensing and Insurance Issues.
• Driving.
• Maintenance .
• Related Clubs and Associations.
• Additional Resources

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Rating: - Great book for the money
I've done a basic EV conversion and wanted a source to explain some of my performance results. This book does a very good job of explaining how your EV will perfrom, especially the 30% rule. EV converstions are not the simplist of jobs to do, this book provides a good summary of what to expect. His product sources references are very good for followup by any interested future EV converter.

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Rating: - A great place to start
This book gives you the information you need to start an electric car project. I'd recommend that you read this before you start your conversion, then use it as a reference book when you go shopping for components. The information is both general and specific. It's current too.

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Rating: - EV Bible
This second edition of Build Your Own Electric Vehicle is an updated version of the original book by Bob Brant. It brings you up to speed on the vast number of improvements that have been made in EV technology over the past dozen years. If you have the necessary mechanical skills, this book will guide you through the EV building process. The only negative that I could find, was the downgrading of the LogiSystems controllers by stating that they have a high failure rate(pg.161). In my experience they ... Read More

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Rating: - Build your own Electic Vehicle
I ordered this book after reading the reviews that were mostly positive. When the book arrived I was surprise to find that it has been update in 2008 by Seth Leitman. The reviews I read suggested that some of the information in this book was dated. Please be informed that this book is up to date.
This is a very good book with the right information to get the job done right. The math helps you to understand the reasons for the different options and decision that need to be made, but if you do ... Read More

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Rating: - have 1stEd. ordered 2nd...
The first edition has saved me much heartache in my building a converted vehicle. I used the basic schematic for laying out the system (with slight modification, being I don't use a DC/DC charger for my 12VDC low volt system). As for the technical aspects, we as a 'modern tech society' I think too often that we must 'have it all handed to us' and sometimes an author realizes that people working with such tech, will have to research other sources for more in depth study. I would hope ANYONE going into ... Read More

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