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Every page is a full-color spread built for poring over. Tap any spread to see it up close.

Batteries: The Heart of an EVPages 14–15
Why Are EVs So Fast?Pages 4–5
Taking an EV for a SpinPages 28–29
An EV's Electrical InsidesPages 6–7
Motors: The Muscles of an EVPages 10–11
The Magnetism of MotorsPages 8–9
The Heat Pump MazePages 24–25
The Creation ProcessPages 38–39
Global WarmingPages 42–43
Contents

What's inside

Eight short chapters, each a set of illustrated spreads. Kids can read straight through or open to whatever they're curious about today.

Chapter 1

What Makes Them Go

  • Why EVs can out-accelerate a cheetah
  • An EV's electrical insides
  • How magnets make a motor spin
Pages 4–11
Chapter 2

What Powers Them

  • The science of batteries
  • Batteries: the heart of an EV
  • Packing a suitcase full of cells
Pages 12–17
Chapter 3

Saving Electricity

  • Regenerative braking
  • One-pedal driving
  • The heat pump (and its maze)
Pages 18–25
Chapter 4

Staying Safe

  • Cannonballs and crumple zones
  • Center of mass and the fidget spinner
Pages 26–29
Chapter 5

Plugging In

  • Freeing you from gas runs
  • How chargers work
Pages 30–33
Chapter 6

Practical Matters

  • Battery myths, busted
  • The truth about carbon
Pages 34–37
Chapter 7

EVs Everywhere

  • How a car goes from sketch to street
  • Champions and advocates
  • Global warming, and hope
Pages 38–43
Chapter 8

The Road Ahead

  • Where electric cars go next
  • Bonus material online
Pages 44–48

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