Electric Cars - Couverture souple

Taylor, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1784424919 ISBN 13 : 9781784424916

Editeur : Shire Publications, 2022

Synopsis

An essential introduction to the surprisingly long history of the electric car, from the early pioneers, through to the first commercially viable marques such as Tesla.

After a century in the shadow of the internal combustion engine, the electric motor is making a seismic comeback. Battery-propelled vehicles in fact predate petrol and diesel engines; indeed, in the Edwardian era, electric vehicles could well have become the dominant form of transport. While limitations to their range and speed meant that fossil-fuelled cars rapidly left them behind, since the 1970s there have been several efforts to revive electric cars, and with recent carbon emissions commitments, offerings such as the Tesla Model 3 and Nissan Leaf have been well received.

This fully illustrated introduction explains these developments, charting the most notable electric cars, from the eccentric Amitron and Zagato Zele to the now-mainstream models that are set to dominate the market, such as the BMW i3 and Renault Zoe.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James Taylor has been writing about cars since the 1970s and has now had around 150 books published, a number of which have been for Shire. He lives in the UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Shire Publications
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1784424919
• ISBN 13: 9781784424916
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64
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• Personne responsable: non disponible