About the Contributorsix
Part 1: The Political-Economic Context and Environmental Imperative
Chapter 1: The Electrification of Automobility 
Graham Parkhurst3
Chapter 2: Easy Street for Low-carbon Mobility? The Political Economy of Mass Electric Car Adoption 
Cameron Roberts13
Chapter 3: The Energy and Emissions Case and The Lifecycle Impact of Electric Cars 
Eckard Helmers33
Part 2: Overcoming Inertia: From Internal Combustion Engine to Electric Car
Chapter 4: Producing the Electric Car 
Peter Wells and J.-P. Skeete53
Chapter 5: Making the Market: The Transformation Pathway to Electric Car Mobility in The Netherlands 
Marc Dijk71
Chapter 6: Choosing the Electric Car 
Colin Whittle and Lorraine Whitmarsh97
Part 3: Living with the Electric Car
Chapter 7: The Effect of Electric Car Adoption on Travel Patterns 
Craig Morton119
Chapter 8: Becoming an Electric Car Owner – User Experience and the EV Community 
William Clayton135
Chapter 9: Planning for Electric Car Charging: A Review of Technologies, Criteria and Methods 
Stefania Boglietti, Martina Carra, Massimiliano Sotgiu, Benedetto Barabino, Michela Bonera and Giulio Maternini159
Part 4: Electric Cars in the Future
Chapter 10: Electric Cars: The Future Technological Potential 
Javier Turienzo, Jesús F. Lampón, Roberto Chico-Tato and Pablo Cabanelas191
Chapter 11: Americans’ Plans for Acquiring and Using Electric, Shared, and Self-driving Cars 
Neil Quarles, Kara M. Kockelman and Jooyong Lee211
Chapter 12: The Electric Car as a Component of Future Sustainable Mobility 
Graham Parkhurst and William Clayton231
Index247

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