Hybrid vehicles and the future of personal transportation
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Allen Fuhs
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boca Raton
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: CRC Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxxii, 470 p.
Other Physical Details
: ill.
Dimensions
; 26 cm.
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Print - Electronic
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Historical roots of hybrid automobiles -- Why the crisis? hybrid vehicles as a mitigation measure -- Overview of hybrid vehicles -- Hybrid automobile : what is it? -- Why hybrids get good mileage -- Multifaceted complexity of batteries -- Obesity : bad in humans, bad in cars -- Vital role of the control system -- Regenerative braking -- Narrow operating band for gasoline engine -- Hybridness : a basic design decision -- Mileage ratings -- Enhancing the sales brochure -- Torque curves : a match made in heaven -- Economics of hybrid ownership -- New technologies : hybrids -- New technologies : internal combustion engine -- Hybrids : mainstream or fringe? -- Factors influencing resale value -- Dangers of aftermarket add-ons -- Safety issues -- Future.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Hybrid electric cars.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
629
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22
.
9
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
TL221
.
15
Book number
.
F84
2009
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Fuhs, Allen E
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Country
ایران
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Host name
Hybrid vehicles and the future of personal transportation