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Green Cars : Earth-Friendly Electric Vehicles

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As someone else mentioned, this is just a 47 page children's book, complete with extra large print. But you might want to get a copy anyhow, it does have a number of nice color pictures I haven't seen before. These include more photos of the Impact than I've seen before (six color photos), plus a cut-away drawing from a brochure on the Chrysler TEVan, a photo of the '67 Ford Comuta, and more. It's sad to read these 1994 books, they were *so* hopeful about the future of the GM Impact. See Who Killed the Electric Car? for THAT story.

I'm giving the book 1 star because it does point out a few good reasons for electrics, as well as some interesting history.

That said, the book is outdated and there is one unforgiveable error in this book. Here's the quote: "No electric car can go much more than 75 miles (121 kiometers) per hour." FALSE!!! The fastest electrics go 250+ MPH. Heck, electric dragsters can accellerate to 150+ MPH in just 1/4 mile! But really, how fast do you need to go anyway?

The book also made it look like electrics don't have heat. Get real! Ceramic heaters are used in electric vehicles and provide instant heat, unlike their gasoline brethren.

Another error... "The top range is 150 miles..." That may have been true when this book was printed, but in 1995 a company called Solectria built a composite car called the Sunrise that did 350 miles on a single charge. There are other examples of even greater distances, but I'll spare you.

A simple children's book, not to be confused with the other electric vehicle books.