Age of Auto Electric Environment, Energy, and the Quest for the Sustainable Car

• Main Author: Eisler, Matthew N. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2022
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; Electric motors; Automotive (motor mechanic) skills; History of engineering and technology; Energy, power generation, distribution and storage; Automotive technology and trades
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The electric vehicle revival reflects negotiations between public policy, which promotes clean, fuel-efficient vehicles, and the auto industry, which promotes high-performance vehicles. Electric cars were once as numerous as internal combustion engine cars before all but vanishing from American road...