Fuhs, Allen E. <br/><br/>
Hybrid vehicles and the future of personal transportation / 
Allen Fuhs. 
 - Boca Raton :  CRC Press,  c2009. 
 - xxxii, 470 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Historical roots of hybrid automobiles -- Why the crisis? hybrid vehicles as a mitigation measure -- Overview of hybrid vehicles -- Hybrid automobile : what is it? -- Why hybrids get good mileage -- Multifaceted complexity of batteries -- Obesity : bad in humans, bad in cars -- Vital role of the control system -- Regenerative braking -- Narrow operating band for gasoline engine -- Hybridness : a basic design decision -- Mileage ratings -- Enhancing the sales brochure -- Torque curves : a match made in heaven -- Economics of hybrid ownership -- New technologies : hybrids -- New technologies : internal combustion engine -- Hybrids : mainstream or fringe? -- Factors influencing resale value -- Dangers of aftermarket add-ons -- Safety issues -- Future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781420075342 1420075349 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008013028 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hybrid electric cars.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL221.15  / .F84 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.22 FUH