Owning an Electric Car: Discover the Practicalities of Owning and Using Electric Cars- for Business or Leisure - Softcover

Boxwell, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907215107 ISBN 13: 9781907215100

Publisher: Code Green Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

This book is for anyone who is interested in owning an electric car and who wants to know more about them: if you want to know what an electric car is like to own, use and live with on a day-to-day basis, you should read this book. Written by Michael Boxwell, best selling environmental and technology author and long term electric car owner, 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, meetings with vehicle manufacturers and discussions with politicians, environmental campaigners, electricity providers and owners of other cars.

About this title

About the Authors

Michael Boxwell is a car enthusiast, who has owned a number of rare and unusual vehicles over the years, most recently a 1954 MG Magnette ZA.

He has been interested in electric vehicles for many years. In the early 2000s, he founded an electric bike retail business that went on to become the largest independent electric bike retailer in the United Kingdom.

He has been using electric cars for daily use for four years and founded the Reva Electric Car Owners' Club in 2006. The club is now among the largest and most popular electric car owners' clubs in the world with over 1,000 members.

Michael has previously written about solar energy, electric bikes and mobile computing systems.

Michael Boxwell is a car enthusiast. He has owned a number of rare and unusual vehicles over the years. These cars include a Pilgrim Bulldog, a 1963 Sunbeam Alpine Mk 3 GT, an ex-RAF 1940 Hartey Dingwell and most recently, a 1954 MG Magnette ZA.

He misspent his youth tinkering with cars and engines in his father's garage and driving racing cars around motor racing circuits.

He has been an advocate for electric vehicles for many years. In the early 2000s he founded an electric bike retail business. This grew to become the largest independent electric bike retailer in the United Kingdom. He purchased his first electric car in 2006 and founded the REVA/G-Wiz Electric Car Owners' Club the same year. The club is among the largest and most popular electric car owners' clubs in the world with over 1,000 members.

He has provided consultancy for a number of electric vehicle manufacturers and distributors and has travelled around the world visiting electric vehicle production lines and R&D departments.Michael has previously written about solar energy, electric bikes and mobile computing systems.

From the Back Cover

This book is for anyone who is interested in owning an electric car and who wants to know more about them. If you want to know what an electric car is like to own, use and live with on a daily basis, you've come to the right place.

By the time you have finished reading this book, you'll understand what it is like to own, use and live with an electric car. You'll understand the arguments both for and against electric car use and you'll know whether or not an electric car is suitable for you.

Edition details

• Publisher: Code Green Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1907215107
• ISBN 13: 9781907215100
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200