With the quickly growing interest of governments and the automotive industry in next-generation vehicles, present and future engineers need to understand the technical details of electric and hybrid automobiles and their components. This book offers the first comprehensive treatment of the technical details of these vehicles. Starting with the historic background of electric cars, it describes the physics governing vehicle motion, the mathematical relationships within and between components, the energy sources, and the overall design of these vehicles. Suitable both as a reference and a textbook, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles includes numerous examples and exercises in each chapter.