Owning an Electric Car - 2010 EditionGreenstream Publishing, 2010 - 200 pagina's Owning an Electric Car is the essential book for anyone who is interested in owning an electric car and who wants to know more about them. The book has been written with input from hundreds of people from all around the world: interviews and surveys with owners of electric cars about their experiences - both good and bad, meetings with vehicle manufacturers and discussions with politicians, environmental campaigners and electricity providers have all contributed make this book an essential guide to help you make an informed choice about electric cars. |
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Foreword by Quentin Willson | 1 |
Introducing the electric car | 7 |
Living with an electric car | 21 |
Will an electric car work for me? | 37 |
Purchasing and Running Costs | 45 |
Electric Cars you can drive today | 51 |
Electric Car Conversions | 89 |
Electric cars and the environment | 103 |
Real world economy figures for electric cars | 143 |
A final word | 149 |
Electric vehicles in business | 158 |
Electric Vehicles and Local Government | 167 |
Free working towards a radical price | 174 |
The website | 183 |
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