Electric and hybrid vehicles : power sources, models, sustainability, infrastructure and the market /
This multi-author, 670-page handbook provides information on alternative vehicular power systems, encompassing advances in the rapidly evolving battery, hybrid and fuel cell technology domains. Vehicles based on these technologies are described in terms of performance, fuel economy, environmental im...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2010.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This multi-author, 670-page handbook provides information on alternative vehicular power systems, encompassing advances in the rapidly evolving battery, hybrid and fuel cell technology domains. Vehicles based on these technologies are described in terms of performance, fuel economy, environmental impact, energy sources and costs, and are extensively compared and contrasted to conventional vehicles. For the most advanced concepts in development (fuel cell and long-range electric vehicles), the issue of recharging infrastructure is addressed, as are case studies of alternative vehicles proposed b. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 652 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780444535665 0444535667 9781439894972 1439894973 |