Electric Cars For Dummies

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting In On the Popularity of Electric Cars 7 Chapter 1: So You're Thinking About Buying an Electric Car 9 Chapter 2: The Fascinating Tech That's (Sort of) Under the Hood 37 Chapter 3: Electric Vehicles and a Safer Drive 59 Part 2: Buying Wisely 87 Chapter 4: Consider the Cost (of an Electric Vehicle) 89 Chapter 5: Researching Your EV Options 109 Chapter 6: Buying Your New Electric Car 155 Part 3: Maintaining Your Newfangled Horseless Carriage 181 Chapter 7: Charge 'Er Up! 183 Chapter 8: Protecting the Battery (and Your Investment) 207 Chapter 9: Keeping Your Car in Top Shape 231 Part 4: Futurethink and Fun with EV Engineering 259 Chapter 10: Faster, Farther, and More Fun 261 Chapter 11: Our Autonomous Future 289 Chapter 12: Other Vehicles That Are Going Electric 311 Chapter 13: The Best Car Is No Car: Electric Bikes and the Morning Commute 333 Part 5: The Part of Tens 351 Chapter 14: Ten Countries Leading the Way -- and What They're Doing 353 Chapter 15: Ten Companies Leading the Way -- and a Look at What They're Doing 361 Chapter 16: Ten Predictions from EV Insiders (with Plenty of Commentary and Opinion Because It's My Book There, Bub) 369 Index 379

Brian Culp is a long-time technical writer who is currently the technical publications manager for a U.S.- based electric car manufacturer. Before he started his career as an electric vehicle expert, Brian played three years of professional baseball. He still holds the career home run record at his alma mater, Kansas State University.