The Arrival of the Electric Car: Buyer's Guide, Owner's Guide, History, Future

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Are you considering buying an electric vehicle? All of us are witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime transformation. For over one hundred years, gasoline and diesel fuels have powered ground transportation throughout the world. Now that is changing, and 2023 is the year when most people will recognize that change is happening. This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand overview of the passenger EV universe including guides for buying and owning an electric car. The authors discuss choosing, owning and driving an electric car, then explain the features, advantages, benefits and limitations of over 45 EV models including pickup trucks, SUVs, and sedans. "If you have to have a car, make it an electric car. As this book makes clear, they are better than old-fashion vehicles in every way." -Bill McKibben, American environmentalist and climate change authority; co-founded 350.org and spearheaded the fossil fuel divestment campaign resulting in endowments worth more than $15 trillion stepping back from oil, gas and coal. "Thankfully, now that the electric vehicle R&D "dark ages" are coming to an end and automakers around the world are charging up their EV programs, there's no doubt that we're about to see massive, valuable change in our transportation landscape." -Sebastian Blanco, one of America's leading electric car journalists who has been writing about EVs since 2006. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contents Foreword Introduction and Key Takeaways Key Takeaways CHAPTER 1 What Are We Talking About? Cars Powered by Batteries, Hybrids, Fuel Cell Cars, or Others BEVs How Does an EV Work? Types of Battery-Powered EVs Hybrid Electric Vehicles Parallel Hybrid Series Hybrid or Range-Extender EVs PHEVs Hybrids with Lightweight Electric Motors Other Hybrids Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicles Lithium-Ion Batteries CHAPTER 2 Is an Electric Car Right for You? What Is Different about Owning and Driving an EV? Charging Your EV Cost to Charge Tax Credits and Incentives Warranty Insurance CHAPTER 3 Advantages of Electric Cars EVs Are Greener Carbon Footprint Comparison Performance Efficiency Low Cost of Ownership Reliability Regenerative Braking One-Pedal Driving Computer and Controls CHAPTER 4 Why the Revolution Is Happening Now? Price Range Importance of Design Connectivity CHAPTER 5 How Did We Get Here? A History of Evs CHAPTER 6 EV Myths and Misconceptions—What Some People Want You to Believe about EVs Is Not True Myth 1: EVs Do Not Have Enough Range to Be Viable Myth 2: EVs Are Not Safe to Drive Myth 3: EVs Are Not Greener than Gasoline- or Diesel-Powered Cars Myth 4: EVs Are Slow Myth 5: EVs Are Expensive to Maintain Myth 6: There Are Not Enough Public Charging Stations Myth 7: EV Batteries Do Not Last and Will Cause a Recycling Problem Myth 8: EVs Are Too Expensive Myth 9: The Electrical Grid Cannot Support Millions of EVs CHAPTER 7 News Flash! Accelerating Innovation Government Mandates Modernized Power Grid and Renewable Energy Electric Motorcycles Commercial Segment CHAPTER 8 EV Buying Guide Lease or Purchase Audi Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron Audi e-tron and Sportback e-tron Audi e-tron S and Sportback e-tron S Audi e-tron GT BMW BMW i4 BMW iX BMW i7 Cadillac Cadillac Lyriq Chevrolet Chevrolet Blazer EV Chevrolet Equinox EV Chevrolet Silverado EV Ford Ford Mustang Mach-E Ford F-150 Lightning Genesis Motor Genesis GV60 Genesis Electrified GV70 Genesis Electrified G80 GM GMC Sierra EV Hyundai Motor Company Hyundai Ioniq 5 Jaguar Jaguar I-PACE Kia Corporation Kia Niro EV Kia EV6 Kia EV9 Lexus Lexus RZ450e Lucid Motors Lucid Air Maserati Maserati Grecale Folgore Maserati GranTurismo Folgore Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz EQB Mercedes-Benz EQE Mercedes-Benz EQS Mini Mini Cooper SE Nissan Nissan Ariya Nissan Leaf Polestar Polestar 2 Polestar 3 Porsche Porsche Macan EV Porsche Taycan Rivian Automotive Rivian R1S Rivian R1T Subaru Subaru Solterra Tesla Tesla Model S Tesla Model X Tesla Model 3 Tesla Model Y Tesla Roadster 2.0 Tesla Cybertruck Toyota Toyota bZ4X Volkswagen Volkswagen ID.4 Notable Exceptions CHAPTER 9 Technical Definitions and Explainers End Notes Index About the Authors Back Cover