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Modern Automotive Performance: EV & Hybrid Tuning and Maintenance bridges the gap between traditional car tuning and the emerging world of electric and hybrid vehicles. Whether you are an enthusiast, a professional mechanic, or a technically curious driver, this book offers a comprehensive guide to understanding, maintaining, and optimizing modern automotive powertrains. This book complements my earlier works on car tuning and automotive maintenance—Autonomous Car Maintenance and Complete Car Tuning and Performance Guide—but it also serves as the foundation of a new series dedicated to ...

This manual is a great approach to understand how the main components and systems of your car work, how to do some basic tests, and fix the most common problems.

Ride along with author Tom Cotter and photographer Michael Alan Ross as they pilot their Ford Bronco/Airstream Basecamp combination 8,881 miles along the lower 48’s back roads and byways. Tom Cotter has spent decades ferreting out lost “barn find” collector cars. The process has made him...

Since the commercial introduction of the automobile, US automakers have always sought women as customers and advertised accordingly. How, then, did car culture become so masculine? In Pink Cars and Pocketbooks, Jessica Brockmole shares the untold history of women's relationship with automobiles: a journey marked by struggle, empowerment, and the relentless pursuit of independence. This groundbreaking work explores the evolution of women's automotive participation and the cultural shifts that have redefined their roles as drivers, mechanics, and consumers.

Conquer the ASE H6 Exam: Your Guide to Electrical and Electronic Systems for Transit Buses provides a comprehensive resource for technicians seeking ASE certification in electrical and electronic systems. This guide covers essential topics, including general electrical diagnosis, battery and starting system testing, charging system repair, lighting system troubleshooting, and related vehicle systems. Each chapter delves deeply into the concepts and practical skills required to identify and resolve issues with transit bus electrical systems. From understanding basic electrical theory, using ...

The first vehicle I bid on was a 2019 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack. I won the bid of $22,000 for the car, plus $2,500 in fees. The car was purchased for $29,500, which was damaged in the front. I paid $600 for a tow truck to pick it up and deliver it to a body and fender shop to be fixed. The body and fender shop charged me $6,000 to fix it, and I paid them. After it was done, I sold the car for $39,000. I made a profit of $7,900 in two months.

Do you love cars? Do you love interesting stories about start-ups? Do you love crazy stories about founders and their ups and downs? This book, and the books in this series, are for you.

Discover and learn all about machine learning. This audiobook covers the basic and fundamental subjects on machine learning and its application. Are you clueless about machine learning? Have you ever wonder how a machine (Deep Blue) can beat Garry Kasparov, a reigning world champion in chess? Do you know that a handful of Fortune 500 companies are using machine learning in new creative ways?

Domine la Profesión de Técnico y Mecánico de Servicio Automotriz: Su Guía Concisa para una Carrera de Inspección, Mantenimiento y Reparación de Automóviles y Camiones Ligeros es un recurso esencial para quienes desean destacarse en el campo de la reparación y mantenimiento de vehículos. Esta completa guía destaca el papel crucial que desempeñan los técnicos y mecánicos para garantizar que los vehículos funcionen de manera segura y eficiente. Desde el mantenimiento preventivo hasta el diagnóstico avanzado, el libro proporciona los conocimientos necesarios para manejar tanto ...

Domine el examen ASE G1: Su guía para el mantenimiento y la reparación ligera del automóvil es una completa guía de estudio diseñada para preparar a los técnicos de automoción para el examen de certificación ASE G1. Este examen evalúa el conocimiento en tareas esenciales de mantenimiento y reparación ligera, incluyendo diagnóstico, sistemas de motor, frenos, sistemas eléctricos y más. El libro desglosa cada uno de estos sistemas con gran detalle, ofreciendo a los técnicos la teoría y los conocimientos prácticos necesarios para realizar el mantenimiento rutinario y la ...

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.

I have been driving a truck full time for over four years at the time of this publishing. I have been a company driver for three of those years, and an owner/operator for a bit over one. In the four-plus years that I've been driving, I have spent one year driving most of the lower 48 states. I haven't made it up to North Carolina or a few other states in the northeast, but all of the others I have. For the last two years, I have been truck driving with my team from Los Angeles to the Kansas City area and back. We did that twice a week.

The book covers Walter P. Chrysler's life and automotive career before 1925, when he founded the Chrysler Corporation, to 1998, when it merged with Daimler-Benz. Chrysler made a late entrance into the industry in 1925, when it emerged from Chalmers and Maxwell, and further grew when it absorbed Dodge Brothers and American Motors Corporation.

From the award-winning author of American Canopy, a dazzling account of the world’s longest road, the Pan-American Highway, and the epic quest to link North and South America, a dramatic story of commerce, technology, politics, and the divergent fates of the Americas in the nineteenth and...

Conquer the ETA Electric Vehicle Technician Exam (EVT): A Concise Guide to EV Systems is a focused summary designed to complement more comprehensive study materials, not a technical manual. This guide serves as an essential companion for preparing for the EVT certification and mastering the fundamentals of electric vehicle technology. It provides a high-level overview of key concepts, including EV powertrains, lithium-ion batteries, charging systems, and high-voltage safety protocols, while focusing on core topics like Battery Management Systems (BMS), inverters, regenerative braking, and ...

The author challenges us to think critically, yet optimistically, about the future of transportation and to consider the impacts it will have on our lives, our communities and our planet. This book is a call to action for all of us to engage in conversations about the future of personal mobility and to work towards creating transportation systems that are safe, efficient and accessible for all. I hope it inspires you to imagine a future where flying cars are not just a dream, but a reality.

Do you love cars? Do you love interesting stories about start-ups? Do you love crazy stories about founders and their ups and downs? This book, and the books in this series, are for you.

Operating heavy machinery requires more than mechanical skill—it demands awareness, discipline, and precision. Conquer the Heavy Equipment Operator Exam in Under 90 Minutes is a focused, easy-to-follow study guide that brings the entire trade into clear view. Designed for fast comprehension and audiobook clarity, it distills essential knowledge about earthmoving, excavation, grading, load handling, and jobsite safety into practical, well-structured chapters that build real understanding. Readers are guided from the fundamentals of equipment types and components to advanced topics such as ...

Modern vehicles rely on sophisticated braking systems that combine hydraulic pressure, friction materials, and electronic control systems to deliver safe and reliable stopping power. Conquer the ASE A5 Brakes Exam provides a comprehensive explanation of brake system operation, service procedures, diagnostics, and performance principles used in today’s automotive braking systems. This detailed guide covers the full range of braking system topics including hydraulic brake circuits, disc and drum brake assemblies, brake fluid behavior, master cylinders, proportioning valves, parking brake ...

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.