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Top 6 Electric and Hybrid Car Books

By Christine & Scott Gable, About.com

Start here for some good reading about electric cars, hybrids and plug-in hybrids.

1. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hybrid & Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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by Jack R. Nerad

Pick up this 193-page book and get ready--it's like a good friend has taken you by the hand and explained all the common sense ins-and-outs of the increasingly confusing world of hybrid and alt fuel vehicles.

2. Convert It!

by Michael Brown

Brown takes you through the entire process of converting an internal combustion engine car to electric, no holds barred. Bruce Burk of St. Johnsbury Academy, winner 1991 American Tour de Sol Open Class, says, “We built Mr. Brown's car and we won.”



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3. Electric Dreams

One Unlikely Team of Kids and The Race to Build the Car of the Future

by Caroline Kettlewell

Here’s a feel-good story about a competition that supported math, science, and technology education for high-school students by combining all three within a single project—converting a conventional car into an electric vehicle (EV). This book takes us on the students’ journey from fund-raising, testing and re-testing, all the way to the formidable Richmond competition. Read it to find out what happens.

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4. The Essential Hybrid Car Handbook (A Buyer's Guide)

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by Nick Yost

Get the nitty-gritty on current hybrid car technology to see if a hybrid is the right car for you.

5. Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles

by Mehrdad Ehsani, Yimin Gao, Sebastien E. Gay, Ali Emadi

Definitely for the professional: This is said to be the most complete, expert book on modern automobiles available. It includes Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicle fundamentals, theory, and design. It delves into the performance, configuration, control strategy, design methodology, modeling, and simulation of these different vehicles.

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6. Plug-in Hybrids

The Cars that will Recharge America

by Sherry Boschert

Have you heard about the plug-in hybrids? They use gasoline or electricity—or both. Learn more about plug-in hybrids and how they can help wean us from petroleum.

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