02622nam a2200289 a 4500 1/45001 140723s2001 uk 001 0 eng 9780750650922 0750650923 47959 OPELS eng OPELS TEF OPELS OCLCQ GR-PeUP Hodkinson, Ron. Lightweight electric/hybrid vehicle design [electronic resource] / Ron Hodkinson and John Fenton. Oxford ; Woburn, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001. 1 online resource (xxx, 253 p.) : ill. Lightweight Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Design, covers the particular automotive design approach required for hybrid/electrical drive vehicles. There is currently huge investment world-wide in electric vehicle propulsion, driven by concern for pollution control and depleting oil resources. The radically different design demands of these new vehicles requires a completely new approach that is covered comprehensively in this book. The book explores the rather dramatic departures in structural configuration necessary for purpose-designed electric vehicle including weight removal in the mechanical systems. It also provides a comprehensive review of the design process in the electric hybrid drive and energy storage systems. Ideal for automotive engineering students and professionals Lightweight Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Design provides a complete introduction to this important new sector of the industry. comprehensive coverage of all design aspects of electric/hybrid cars in a single volume packed with case studies and applications in-depth treatment written in a text book style (rather than a theoretical specialist text style). Introduction / Current EV design approaches / Viable energy storage systems/ Electric motors & driveline controller design / Chassis system design /EV package design / Fuel cells / Package design of hybrid & fuel cell driven vehicles / Lightweight construction materials / Structural design for optimal efficiency. "SAE International, published on behalf of Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc." Includes bibliographical references and index. Hybrid electric cars Design and construction. Electronic books. Fenton, John, 1931- Society of Automotive Engineers. INST UNIPILB EBOOKS 20140723 00b47959 00b47959 ONLINE 0 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750650922 /webopac/covers/03/47959_9780750650922.jpg /webopac/covers/03/47959_0750650923.jpg