The electric car : development and future of battery, hybrid and fuel-cell cars / Michael H. Westbrook.
Material type: TextSeries: IEE power and energy series ; 38Publication details: London : Institution of Electrical Engineers ; Warrendale, PA : Society of Automotive Engineers, [2001]Description: xvi, 198 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.; casedISBN:- 0852960131
- 9780852960134
- 9780852960134:
- 629.2293
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Lending | Carlow Campus Library General Lending | 629.2293 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 53749 |
Co-published by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The history of electric cars up to 1990 -- Propulsion methods -- Controls and power electronics -- Energy sources 1: storage batteries -- Energy sources 2: other technologies -- Charging -- Vehicle design and safety -- Battery electric cars -- Hybrid electric cars -- Fuel-cell electric cars -- Economics of electric cars -- Future developments.