Good Car-ma, Bad Car-ma: What you and your conscience should know before buy the next car
December 5, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA): “Good Car-ma, Bad Car-ma: What you and your conscience should know before by the next car” a book by the SSM/OSGV founder and former chairman, David W. Lee. The main purpose of this book is to discover the primary drivers behind the rush to build fuel efficient cars and to document the current state-of-the-art technologies and in a language that you can understand.
Royalties received will benefit SSM/OSGV.
NOTE: The author has pledged to donate royalties received to support the operations of the Society for Sustainable Mobility.
The book is priced low at USD $7.95 for quicker distribution to a wider audience.
If you order the book through the convenience of Amazon.com, SSM will receive about USD $2.00 per copy sold.
If you order the book through the publisher, CreateSpace.com, directly, SSM will receive about USD $3.40 per copy.
Excerpt:
“Can we stop global warming? Is it possible to build a truly sustainable automobile that fits everyones need? Which green technologies are more promising? How much longer do we have to wait? And, what the heck happened to the electric cars?
In this first installment of “The Color of Green” series, you will find the answers. The main purpose of this book is to discover the primary drivers behind the rush to build fuel efficient cars and to document the current state-of-the-art technologies. I have designed this book to be easy to follow. You will get a 20,000-foot view of many of the new concepts, and how they interact with each other. And, you do not need an engineering degree to understand them.
So, you want to know what future cars look like? Whether you are a car enthusiast, an investor, or just a regular car buyer, you will find this book filled with information that helps you navigate the fastchanging automotive market of the early 21st century.
Table of Content:
PREFACE V
WARNING VII
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IX
INTRODUCTION 1
FUEL EFFICIENCY 25
CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES 45
ELECTRIC VEHICLES 49
SERIES HYBRID VEHICLES 61
PARALLEL HYBRID VEHICLES 69
PLUGGED-IN HYBRID VEHICLES 75
POWER PLANTS AND DRIVETRAIN 79
ALTERNATIVE FUELS 87
ENERGY STORES 103
CHASSIS AND MATERIALS 113
TEN THINGS YOU SHOULDNT COUNT ON 123
OPEN DESIGN 129
CONCLUSIONS 141
