The electric vehicle is coming! It is an integral part of man's future and survival on this planet. There is no power on earth that can stop this eventual development. Today we are observing the stepping stones which will bring technology and imagination together to create truly efficient vehicles and energy systems worthy of the 21st century. This book was written for everyone. It is not a scientific dissertation to be filed away in an engineering library. It is a look at what has preceded us, what is now the state of the art, and what the future will hopefully bring. - Preface.