Automotive Engineering

A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift’s wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an outlaw-genius auto mechanic as he painstakingly attempts to restores a classic 1957 Chevy to its former glory - all while the FBI and local law enforcement close in.

From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile - an illuminating and entertaining true tale of invention, competition, and the visionaries, hustlers, and swindlers who came together to transform the world. With a narrative as propulsive as its subject, Drive! plunges us headlong into a time unlike any in history, when manic innovation and consumerist zeal coalesced to forever change the way people got from one place to another.

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is crucial for a sustainable and greener future. To make electric vehicles ready for the mainstream, several key factors must be addressed. This book explores the strategies and initiatives necessary to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and ensure their widespread acceptance.

Ein Plädoyer für eine inklusive und klimagerechte Verkehrswende – Mit Schwung, Know-how und Kreativität macht die Mobilitätsexpertin Katja Diehl Lust auf eine Gesellschaft, die gemeinsam eine attraktive und klimafreundliche Zukunft für alle baut. Eine Zukunft, die mehr Lebensqualität in Städten und auf dem Land bietet sowie moderne Formen von Arbeit berücksichtigt. "Jede:r sollte das Recht haben, ein Leben ohne ein eigenes Auto führen zu können." "Autokorrektur" will Kick Off einer Gesellschaft sein, die gemeinsam eine attraktive Mobiltätszukunft baut – und zwar schon heute.

The 2020s are ushering in a wave of new travel vehicles. New cars, planes, trains, bikes, and more are being invented, and they are unlike any form of travel in the past. The vehicles are electric, green, autonomous, some solar and hydrogen-powered, and loaded with intelligent technologies. The vehicles and their breakthrough capabilities offer exciting new travel opportunities for all of us. Big Travel Breakthroughs 2020s delivers the top new vehicles, prototypes, and concept vehicles rolling out during this decade.

"Die Autodoktoren" Hans-Jürgen Faul und Holger Parsch sind Millionen Zuschauern bekannt. Denn die beiden Schrauber aus Leidenschaft kriegen immer raus, wo es holpert. Ob auf Vox oder YouTube: in ihrer Werkstatt ist immer was los. Hier begegnen sie Menschen mit den irrsten Geschichten und den verrücktesten Fahrzeugen - und so drehen die Docs gern mal selbst am Rad. Hier erzählen die Autodoktoren, wie alles anfing. Sie berichten aus ihrem Reparatur-Alltag, spüren Geräuschen und Gerüchen nach. Finden verblüffende Fehler - und ihre Ursachen.

A penetrating look at near-future disruption as truly autonomous vehicles arrive.

Begib Dich auf dem Weg zur schlanken Produktion. Hast Du schon einmal von Lean Production gehört? Willst Du wissen, warum die meisten Unternehmen trotz hohen Umsatzes es nicht schaffen, wirtschaftlich zu operieren? Bist Du interessiert daran, Deine Produktion schlanker zu gestalten? Schlank zur Wertschöpfung!

You tired of constant breakdowns? What about the high cost of repair? Auto Correct is your answer. Learn to do DIY maintenance to keep your vehicle running. This book covers "basic" maintenance. It's not a repair manual. Keeping your car maintained is the sole purpose of this book, by covering things that your car needs to help with the upkeep. What makes me qualified? It's called hands-on experience. No, I didn't go to college for a degree. I learned by driving junk.

Based on knowledge from the world's leading experts, you will learn how to make the right decisions when you are shopping for a used car. You'll discover the secret to finding the best deals and knowing when the best time to buy is. This book will help you make sure that you get into the car that you need today.

Techniques for getting better gas mileage are called hypermiling. In this book, I discuss 13 hypermiling techniques. I also discuss how to calculate gas mileage so you can tell how your mileage is improving as you apply some or all of these techniques.

TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the listener on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone's horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and sophisticated electronic tracking. The British Police Force's relationship with the car started with the chasing of pioneer speeding motorists, who were often caught by policemen on bicycles.

Get access to insider tips on how to start the full-time RV life! Are you tired of the daily grind? Do you feel trapped, and dream of living a life on the road? If you do, living in an RV is just what you need to turn things around! Most people only get to escape their 9-to-5 job a couple of weeks per year. But with a motorhome RV, you can start a life on the road and live on your own terms 24/7. With this audiobook, RV Living, you will embark on a journey that will let you experience real freedom.

There is a raft of poorly researched books out there that fail to convey their meaning and just confuse the listener even further. You are left wondering what was the point. No great secrets are revealed, instead only common knowledge is provided and in between that is simply pages of nonsensical filler.

A behind-the-scenes look at the robustly competitive race to dominate the market for electric cars, the larger-than-life moguls behind them, and the changes that are transforming the auto industry. In the 1980s, it was unimaginable that the home computer would become as common and easy to use as a toaster. Today, plug-in charging stations and smart grids seem like something still far off in the future. But by 2020, the auto industry will look very different from today's field of troubled auto giants.

This book goes into the origin of electric cars and the different types of electric cars, as well as the positive and negative aspects. By investing in this book, you can get a grasp of which electric cars to look into and which ones to stay away from. Advertising in this industry can trick you if you're not aware of what's really necessary for an electric car to function properly.

The world is moving towards trillions of connected devices that in a few years will be not smartphones, but virtually anything - most of which has never been connected before. This connecting the unconnected will enable the Internet of Things - the rise of which is both exciting and confusing. The authors evaluate the opportunities that emerge as a result of the Internet of Things focusing on the impact to individuals, industries and societies.

Du träumst davon, deinen eigenen Camper auszubauen? Du weißt aber nicht, wie du anfangen kannst oder welches Auto du überhaupt kaufen solltest? Dann ist dieses Buch genau das Richtige für dich! Damit auch du es schaffst deinen eigenen Camper auszubauen und welche Aufgaben auf dich warten, erwartet dich in diesem Buch folgendes: Worauf du bei deinem Basisfahrzeug achten musst, weshalb gebrauchte Wagen teilweise besser für den Umbau geeignet sind als Neuwagen, wie du dich optimal vorbereiten kannst und welche Werkzeuge du für den gesamten Ausbau benötigst.

In diesem Hörbuch möchte ich dir, lieber Leser, aufzeigen, wie wir als 4-Köpfige Familie, welche bis zu dem Tag X als totale "Petrolheads" unterwegs waren, den Umstieg in einen heute rein elektrisch motorisierten Haushalt geschafft haben. Wobei... Geschafft ist nicht unbedingt das passende Wort. Es war ja eine durchaus freiwillige Aufgabe, welche wir uns selbst nach und nach auferlegt haben.

In 2007, the X Prize Foundation announced that it would give $10 million to anyone who could build a safe, mass-producible car that could travel one hundred miles on the energy equivalent of a gallon of gas. The challenge attracted more than one hundred teams from all over the world, including dozens of amateurs. Many designed their cars entirely from scratch, rejecting decades of thinking about what a car should look like.