Transportation : Automotive

With tips from instructors and new drivers alike for both before and during the exam, this littlebook is jam-packed with helpful advice to make sure that you feel in fine form for the open road and that you lose your L-plates and not your cool. more...

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This report evaluates criticism of the no-fault car insurance system in the United States by examining trends in fatal and non-fatal car accident rates and rates of driver negligence between 1967 and 1989. The report aims to show that there is no correlation between the two sets of statistics. more...

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Provides operational theory and design guidance for engineers and technicians working to design and develop efficient electric vehicle (EV) power sources. This book offers details on failure mode analysis of VRLA, NiMH battery systems, the fast-charging of electric vehicle battery systems based on Pb-acid, NiMH, Li-ion technologies, and more. more...

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This book brings together the large and scattered body of information on the theory and practice of engine testing, to which any engineer responsible for work of this kind must have access. Engine testing is a fundamental part of development of new engine and powertrain systems, as well as of the modification of existing systems. It forms a significant part of the practical work of many automotive and mechanical engineers, in the auto manufacturing companies, their suppliers suppliers, specialist engineering services organisations, the motor sport sector, hybrid vehicles and tuning sector. The eclectic nature of engine, powertrain, chassis and whole vehicle testing makes this comprehensive book a true must-have reference for those in the automotive industry as well as more advanced students of automotive engineering. more...

Price: $99.95

Das Buch stellt alle wichtigen Kenntnisse bereit, die ein Entwickler f??r den Antriebstrang ben??tigt. Vollst??ndig, praxisgerecht und theoretisch fundiert werden die Grundlagen de Systeme im Antriebsstrang dargelegt, die Entwicklungsabl??ufe, die Anforderungen an und Auslegung von Fahrzeuggetrieben. Leistungsbedarf und Leistungsangebot von Fahrzeugen werden mit der Wahl der geeigneten ??bersetzungen zu einer Systematik der Fahrzeuggetriebe gef??hrt: Aufbau, Triebstrangkonzepte, Auslegung und Gestaltung wichtiger Bauteile. Beispiele ausgef??hrter Konstruktionen, die Zuverl??ssigkeit und Lebensdauer, die notwendige Elektronik und Informationsvernetzung werden ebenso behandelt wie handgeschaltete, teil- und vollautomatisierte PKW- und NKW-Getriebe, NKW-Gruppengetriebe, Nebenabtriebe, Verteilergetriebe f??r Allradantrieb und Endabtriebe. more...

Price: $129.00