Transportation : Automotive

CREATE RADICAL NEW RIDESWITH THESE OUTLANDISH PROJECTS!,/p> . Want to take your evil talents on the road? Bike, Scooter, and Chopper Projects for the Evil Genius has everything you need to morph your old, unwanted wheels into fabulous, fully functional vehicles. Now you can fuel your artistic side, conserve energy, and get where you need to go with serious attitude!. Dozens of pictures throughout the building process help you create these rad rides, some that you power yourself and some that will propel you for extensive distances with just the push of a button, running on inexpensive power obtained from a wall socket or the sun. Each project can be modified, mixed together, and customized, enabling you to create literally hundreds of new devices-the only limit is your imagination!: Features illustrated instructions and plans for more than 13 highly detailed projects, all of which can be built using easily available parts and a few basic tools.; Shows you how to completely dismantle a standard bicycle in order to twist it into something much more evil.; Gives you alternative design ideas that leave room for you to mix or change the projects to suit your own evil agenda.; Learn new skills and look cool - this book is for everyone with a desire to chop and create. Garage hackers unite!. Regardless of your skill level, Bike, Scooter, and Chopper Projects for the Evil Genius will arm you with the skills you need in order to churn out your very own evil rides. Have a look at what is on our Evil Genius drawing board…. Attitude and Style: Gladiator Chopper Trike; Old Skool Attitude; The Whipper Snapper:. Speed and Comfort: StreetFox Tadpole Trike; DeltaWolf Racing Trike; Little Warrior Trike. Alternative Transportation: Ucan2 HandCycle; SpinCycle Vortex; SkyStyle Tallbike. Electric Power: Sparky MiniBike; LongRanger Bike; Silent Speedster; Kids Electric Trike more...

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Go Green-Go Electric!Faster, Cheaper, More ReliableWhile Saving Energy and the Environment. This new, updated edition of Build Your Own Electric Vehicle contains everything that made the first edition so popular while adding all the technological advances and new parts that are readily available on the market today. Build Your Own Electric Vehicle gets on the expressway to a green, ecologically sound, cost-effective way that even can look cool, too!. This comprehensive how-to goes through the process of transforming an internal combustion engine vehicle to electric or even building an EV from scratch for as much or even cheaper than purchasing a traditional car. The book describes each component in detail---motor, battery, controller, charger, and chassis---and provides step-by-step instructions on how to put them all together. Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Second Edition, covers: EV vs. Combustible Engine Overview; Environmental and Energy Savings; EV Evolution since the First Electric Car; Current Purchase and Conversion Costs; Chassis and Design; Today's Best Motors; Battery Discharging/Charging Styles; Electrical Systems; Licensing and Insurance Issues; Driving; Maintenance; Related Clubs and Associations; Additional Resources more...

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A hands-on guide for the novice who wants to boost a car’s performance Beefing up a car today usually involves hacking its computerized ECU (engine control unit). This expert guide walks the first-time modifier through programming the ECU for maximum performance, choosing and installing aftermarket electronic devices, and making physical modifications. It covers legal implications, warranties, costs, and more. David Vespremi (San Francisco, CA) is an automotive consultant to TechTV and a contributor to Sport Compact Car Magazine. more...

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Bringing together an international and multi-disciplinary team of leading tranportation scholars, this book's central premise is that the car as the dominant mode of travel needs to be problematised. It examines a wide range of issues that are central to automobility by situating it within social, economic, and political contexts, and by combining social theory, specific case studies and policy-oriented analysis. It examines obstacles to change based in status dynamics, the worldwide expansion of auto hegemony, and the 'locking-in' of automobility; and considers the possibility of alternatives that go beyond the car. more...

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In spite of the energy crises and the recession, there has been a global, explosive growth in the amount of motor vehicles. In the past 50 years, the amount has increased from 50 to 700 million vehicles. For economical reasons they will probably continue to be used for a considerable number of years, despite the poor yield of internal combustion engines resulting in the inevitable production of some gaseous pollutants. The subsequent increase of gaseous pollutants in our atmosphere caused by exhaust gas from automobiles has enhanced the problem of the elimination of these pollutants produced by internal combustion engines. Catalysis has proven to be the best solution to lower the content of exhaust gas in pollutants. As its predecessors, CAPoC4 proved to be a suitable platform for discussing technological improvements and developments along with future perspectives and challenges. In the light of new results and further legislative regulations, the following topics were intensely discussed:. *low light-off behaviour based on improved catalysts and substrate formulations. *efficient adsorber systems for storage of hydrocarbon emissions. *electrically heated catalyst systems ahead the main catalyst or, alternatively, close coupled catalysts (at the manifold of the engine). • lean DeNOx catalysts allowing for decomposition of NOx in the oxygen-rich exhaust of direct injection gasoline engines and high speed injection diesel engines or, alternatively, NOx trapping/reduction in a hybrid approach. * collection and destruction of dry particulates or soot. There is no doubt that clean vehicle technology is a vital part of improving air quality. Challenges remain and call for technological answers. Catalytic air pollution control is still an area providing a considerable incentive for innovative work. more...

Price: $235.00