Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Fuel Cell Vehicles: Fundamentals, Theory, and Design, Second Edition

Air pollution, global warming, and the decrease in petroleum resources are stimulating interest in the development of safe, clean, and high-efficiency transportation. Electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell-powered drive train technologies offer the most promising solutions to these issues affecting the automotive industry. Building on the foundation of the bestselling first edition, this text delivers expanded and detailed coverage of the fundamentals, theory, and design of electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles. This edition continues to provide an invaluable, in-depth resource and comprehensive reference for modern automotive systems engineers, practitioners, students, and researchers.