Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, 2nd Edition, Seth Leitman and Bob Brant
Praise for Build Your Own Electric Vehicle:
- Josh Dorfman, The Lazy Environmentalist, "Create a superior driving experience, strengthen America and restore the planet's ecosystems...that's the promise of this book and it's well worth a read!"
- Chelsea Sexton, Who Killed the Electric Car?, "Empowering people with the toolsto convert their own vehicles provides an immediate path away from petroleum dependence and should be part of the solutions portfolio."
Go Green-Go Electric! Faster, Cheaper, More Reliable While Saving Energy and the Environment
This new, updated edition of Build Your Own Electric Vehicle contains everything that made the first edition so popular while adding all the technological advances and new parts that are readily available on the market today.
Build Your Own Electric Vehicle gets on the expressway to a green, ecologically sound, cost-effective way that even can look cool, too!
This comprehensive how-to goes through the process of transforming an internal combustion engine vehicle to electric or even building an EV from scratch for as much or even cheaper than purchasing a traditional car. The book describes each component in detail---motor, battery, controller, charger, and chassis---and provides step-by-step instructions on how to put them all together.
Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Second Edition, covers:
- EV vs. Combustible Engine Overview
- Environmental and Energy Savings
- EV Evolution since the First Electric Car
- Current Purchase and Conversion Costs
- Chassis and Design
- Today's Best Motors
- Battery Discharging/Charging Styles
- Electrical Systems
- Licensing and Insurance Issues
- Driving
- Maintenance
- Related Clubs and Associations
- Additional Resources
To Purchase:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com.uk
Barnes and Noble
Booktopia.com.au (Australia)
Borders.com
Borders.com.uk
Buy.com
McGraw-Hill
Target.com
Walmart.com
Build Your Own Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle by Seth Leitman
A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is the logical next step for the millions of people who own hybrid cars or who want an extremely efficient car. PHEVs solve a lot of problems quickly. They combine the benefits of pure electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles. Much like pure electric vehicles, they plug into the electric grid and can be powered by the stored electricity alone.
Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle By Carl Vogel (TAB Green Guru Guides)
A Step-by-Step Guide to Building an Electric Motorcycle from Alternative Fuel Expert Carl Vogel
Why should anyone buy, convert, or build an electric motorcycle today? They are clean, efficient, and cost-effective; plus, they can go as fast as 168 miles per hour! Electric motorcycles are virtually maintenance-free: They never require oil changes, new spark plugs, or any other regular repairs. Gas car conversions have been built for years using performance-based engines and motors and currently approved frames. Why not motorcycles?
Renewable Energies for Your Home: Real-World Solutions for Green Conversions (Tab Green Guru Guides)
It's not always easy being green, and sometimes it costs more than you'd expect to get an eco-friendly home improvement project up and running. Renewable Energies for Your Home gives you sustainable home energy solutions that won't drain your wallet or the power grid.
Get details on generating heat with biomass fuels and other ways to use biodiesel and ethanol in your home. You'll discover how to harness affordable wind power and soak up free solar energy. Filled with step-by-step instructions and helpful photos and illustrations, this hands-on guide will help you reduce your carbon footprint and increase your cash flow at the same time!
Renewable Energies for Your Home covers:
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Energy savings and environmental benefits
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Biomass fuels, including biodiesel, ethanol, used fryer oil, and wood
- Producing your own biodiesel without titration
- Assembling a biolight grill and fire starter
- Making bioburn-a firewood substitute
- Wind turbines
- Solar lighting, heating, water heating, and electric generation
- Building a solar heat collector
- Creating a wind/solar hybrid electric system
Green Lighting (Tab Green Guru Guides) March 2010
by William Brinsky (Author), Seth Leitman
(Author)
Flip the switch to energy-efficient lighting
This new TAB Green Guru Guide is perfect for do-it-yourselfers interested in energy-efficient lighting. The book shows anyone using residential or commercial lighting how to implement upgrades to reduce energy costs while maintaining or even improving the quality of the lighting. Green Lighting includes methods for calculating payback and return on investment, and a complete source for energy-efficient products available worldwide.
by David Findley (Author)
Reduce your utility bill and your carbon footprint
This new TAB Green Guru Guide offers complete details on assessing home energy efficiency, and offers 101 energy- and money-saving solutions. The author describes simple, no- and low-cost measures to identify problems and dramatically increase livability, efficiency, and expendable income each and every year. Information on energy grants, rebates, and tax credits is included.
Whether you're moving into a brand new home, buying an existing home, or improving a current residence, you'll find Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits and all its practical tips and projects invaluable.
