The Electric Car Guide - 2015 Edition - Softcover

Boxwell, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907670386 ISBN 13: 9781907670381

Publisher: Greenstream Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

The Electric Car Guide - 2015 Edition - is the definitive guide to owning and using an electric car. Written by author Michael Boxwell, who has been using electric cars for the past eight years, the book explains both the benefits and drawbacks of electric car ownership, explores the environmental benefits and demonstrates the true cost savings associated with driving an electric car.

The book discusses electric car range, charging infrastructure and goes into detail about the claimed environmental benefit, looking at the sources of the electricity we use and analysing the environmental impact of electric cars, from digging coal out of the ground, manufacturing the batteries, building the cars and recycling them at the end of their life.

The book provides a comprehensive list of electric cars available today, and includes the experiences of other owners who have already taken the step and bought their own electric cars.

If you are interested in owning an electric car and want to know more about them, this is the book to read.

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

• Over 200 pages of information on electric car ownership
• Extensive directory listing every make and model available today
• Find out about the latest electric car technology and what is coming next
• Discover how you can lease and run an electric car cheaply - possibly for less than your current monthly fuel bill
• Learn the truth about the environmental impact of electric cars, and how they compare with your current car
• Read and compare the experiences of other electric car owners from around the world

Internet Linked

Accompanying the book is a web site that keeps you up-to-date with the latest developments in this fast moving area. You can find out where your nearest charge points are, check real time on the carbon footprint of the electricity being generated by the power companies (UK only), read reviews and ownership reports on current electric cars or get in touch with the author online to ask questions about the suitability of an electric car for you.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Boxwell has been involved in the electric vehicle industry since 2003 and has used electric cars as family and business transport since 2006. Michael has worked with a number of automotive manufactures on electric vehicle developments and formerly ran one of the largest electric car owners' clubs in the world. Michael is widely regarded as a leading authority of electric cars and regularly appears on television and radio talking about electric car use. He is a best-selling author of books on the environment and technology.

Review:

"Michael Boxwell is not swept along by a wave of unfounded optimism. He is a realist who knows from long, direct experience what a difference this new technology can make. I have been driving electric cars for years now. I've covered more than 30,000 miles in them... however, Michael has been driving, developing and testing electric cars for far longer and is a wonderful source of genuine, trustworthy data." - Robert Llewellyn.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1907670386
• ISBN 13: 9781907670381
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208