Book
The electric vehicle : technology and expectations in the automobile age
Record details
- ISBN: 0801871387 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
xiii, 423 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
print - Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2004.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-411) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Substituting for the horse, choosing propulsion -- Separate spheres : culture and technology of the early car -- Failed experiments : the first-generation electric taxicab -- Horse power : the city car, the touring car, and the crisis of 1907 -- The Trojan horse : the competition for the taxicab market -- The electrified horse : the commercial vehicle in Europe -- The serious side of mobility : the electric truck in the United States -- Off the road and back : utilitarian niches or new universalism? -- Alternative technologies and the history of tomorrow's car. |
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| Subject: | Automobiles, Electric History |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | TL 220 .M6613 2004 | 30533104 | General Collection | Available | - |