The Best Electric Cars Books of All Time

A USA Today New and Noteworthy Title. “You’ll tell me if it ever starts getting genuinely insane, right?”—Elon Musk, TED interview. Hamish McKenzie tells how a Silicon Valley start-up's wild dream came true. Tesla is a car company that stood up against not only the might of the government-backed Detroit car manufacturers but also the massive power of Big Oil and its benefactors, the infamous Koch brothers.

The award-winning Tesla Model 3, a premium mass-market electric car that went on sale in 2018, has reconfigured the popular perception of Tesla and continues to transform the public's relationship with motor vehicles—much like Ford's Model T did nearly a century ago. At the same time, company CEO Elon Musk courts controversy and spars with critics through his Twitter account, just as Tesla's ever-increasing debt teeters on junk bond status.... As McKenzie's rigorously reported account shows, Tesla has triggered frenzied competition from newcomers and traditional automakers alike, but it retains an edge because of its expansive infrastructure and the stupendous battery factory it built in the Nevada desert. The popularity of electric cars is growing around the world, especially in China, and McKenzie interviews little-known titans who have the money and the market access to power a global electric car revolution quickly and decisively. Insane Mode started off as a feature on the dual-motor Tesla Model S, which gave the car Ferrari-like acceleration, but it's also the perfect description of the operating cycle of a company that has sworn it won't rest until every car on the road is electric. Here is a story about the very best kind of American ingenuity and its history-making potential. Buckle up!

Tesla is the most exciting car company in a generation . . . but can it live up to the hype? Tesla Motors and CEO Elon Musk have become household names, shaking up the staid auto industry by creating a set of innovative electric vehicles that have wowed the marketplace and defied conventional wisdom. The company's market valuation now rivals that of long-established automakers, and, to many industry observers, Tesla is defining the future of the industry. But behind the hype, Tesla has some serious deficiencies that raise questions about its sky-high valuation, and even its ultimate survival.

Tesla's commitment to innovation has led it to reject the careful, zero-defects approach of other car manufacturers, even as it struggles to mass-produce cars reliably, and with minimal defects. While most car manufacturers struggle with the razor-thin margins of mid-priced sedans, Tesla's strategy requires that the Model 3 finally bring it to profitability, even as the high-priced Roadster and Model S both lost money. And Tesla's approach of continually focusing on the future, even as commitments and deadlines are repeatedly missed, may ultimately test the patience of all but its most devoted fans. In Ludicrous, journalist and auto industry analyst Edward Niedermeyer lays bare the disconnect between the popular perception of Tesla and the day-to-day realities of the company—and the cars it produces. Blending original reporting and never-before-published insider accounts with savvy industry analysis, Niedermeyer tells the story of Tesla as it's never been told before—with clear eyes, objectivity and insight.

Energy and EV Secrets lays out the Energy Concerns and shows the way to the Electric Vehicle (EV) Solution. Rising Gas Prices... Global & Local Concerns... Inside these pages, discover why it's time to consider. The Electric Vehicle Solution. Energy and EV Secrets brings the Energy issues home to jobs, the economy and our personal bank accounts.  You will learn:. * How Energy and Imported Oil will be a defining concern for decades. * 3 views of our Energy Future from major authorities. * 7 Energy Secrets to achieving your personal energy security.

Paying energy bills gets tough when incomes are fixed or shrinking and good paying jobs are hard to get. The book also shows:. * Why Oil Dependence Problems are important to you and our country. * Our National Security is at risk from huge expenses to protect global energy supplies. * How oil supplies are dependent on Increasingly Expensive and Risky Technology. * The details of the Pending Global Competition for Oil. It even shows a clear connection between oil prices and the Housing Crisis of 2008. The information in this book has been accumulated over ten years from a substantial range of experts and leaders in the field. This includes people dealing with actually creating the current developments including dozens of industry insiders, manufacturers, importers, policy makers and researchers as well as hundreds of veteran EV drivers. That is on top of the author s extensive hands-on personal experience and hundreds of hours of research into the best available sources of data. The energy research goes back over thirty years. "This book reveals how the EV Solution mitigates the economic and national security effects of oil. The EV Solutions are being demonstrated daily by tens of thousands. I hope that you take to heart the need to swell the ranks of EV drivers.". - Paul Scott, Passionate Advocate and Founding Board Member of Plug in America. Energy and EV Secrets goes on to create hope from using the electric vehicle (EV) Solution. Learn how:. * EVs run on clean energy that keeps our money in our local economies. * Electricity costs to drive a typical EV can run one-third of the costs for gasoline per mile and the pricing is more stable. * Once you get the EV Mindset, you can get past all the big obstacles to fitting EVs into your life in exciting and fun ways. "I like how this is targeted at people new to plug-in vehicles. It has a lot of great info presented neatly, and with all-important links to help those interested to get more information.". - Chad Schwitters, VP of Plug In America, National Coordinator for National Plug in Day. The Electric Vehicle (EV) Solution is cutting people s energy bills and providing a whole range of reasons to smile. Learn:. * How you can drive 3,000+ Miles on ONE Tank of Gas! * 7 ideas that are keeping you in Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Thinking. * 3 key ideas that will take you out of the ICE Age and into the EV Mindset. * How you can free yourself from High Gas Prices at the pump with the EV Solution. "I'm impressed about how deep you go into the weeds with the minutia and details. Not so much a promotional thing as it is the reality of the cars." Rex Leonard, Reno. The EV Solution has Benefits for every pocketbook! Read this book and you'll know why.