Electric Cars For Dummies

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.

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

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