1st Edition
Electric Vehicles Technology, Policy and Commercial Development
By Joao Vitor Fernandes Serra
Copyright 2012
224 Pages
100 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
100 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
100 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Modern electric vehicles (EVs) are well suited to most people's general transport needs. Despite this, their adoption at a large scale has been grindingly slow. What are the reasons for this?
Unlike most books which focus on the technical aspects of EV performance, this guide sets out the commercial and political barriers to their increased use and lays out the ways in which these barriers can... Read more
Introduction Part 1: Private Transport: Seizing the Opportunity 1. How Combustion beat Electric 2. Global Sustainability in Check Part 2: Technological Feasibility 3. Vehicle Propulsion 4. Energy Storage 5. The EV Recharging Infrastructure Part 3: EV Roadmap 6. EV Cost-Effectiveness 7. EV Adoption Trajectory 8. EV Policy Support
Biography
João Vitor Fernandes Serra is Technical Director and Partner, Obvio S.A., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with responsibility for EV technological development and recharging infrastructure.
"This is a timely, balanced, and effective guide and resource for people in business, government, or academia who are involved in the field or for those who are ready to transition to electric mobility" – C. Mi, Choice.
