Electric vehicles just became exciting. For 111 years, electric cars that rely only on a battery – “pure EVs” – have had a range of only 30-50 miles and the humble golf car has been the only type selling in hundreds of thousands every year. However, huge changes have been announced in 2009. Electric vehicles will penetrate the market rapidly to constitute 35% of the cars made in 2025 – 25% hybrids, 10% pure EV. Any motor manufacturer without a compelling line up of electric vehicles is signing its death warrant.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. The world wakes up to global warming and oil running out.
1.2. Danger signs
1.3. Government support
1.4. Reluctant Australia
1.5. Formidable initiatives in the USA
1.6. Europe the laggard
1.7. Formidable East Asia
1.8. Rapid increase in number of manufacturers
1.9. Providing charging infrastructure
1.9.1. Recharging points
1.9.2. Battery changing points
1.9.3. Can the grid cope?

2. PURE ELECTRIC CARS
2.1. The arguments against
2.2. Déjà Vu
2.3. Examples of pure EV cars
2.3.1. Nissan – most ambitious of all?
2.3.2. Here come the Chinese – BYD and Brilliance
2.3.3. High performance pure EVs – Tesla
2.3.4. Pininfarina Bolloré Bluecar
2.3.5. Heuliez Friendly
2.3.6. REVA
2.3.7. ElBil Norge Buddy
2.3.8. Think
2.3.9. Toyota
2.3.10. Detroit Electric
2.3.11. Tara Tiny
2.3.12. Aixam
2.3.13. Zap Alias
2.3.14. Mitsubishi
2.3.15. Golf EVs

3. HYBRID CARS
3.1. Construction and advantages of hybrids
3.2. Evolution
3.3. Chevrolet Volt
3.4. Bright Automotive SUV
3.5. Market drivers
3.5.1. Leading indicators
3.6. History of hybrids and planned models to 2013

4. BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS AND SUPERCABATTERIES FOR CARS
4.1. What is a battery?
4.1.1. Battery history
4.1.2. Analogy to a container of liquid
4.2. Construction of a battery
4.3. Many shapes of battery
4.4. Requirements
4.5. What is on offer?
4.6. Energy density comparisons
4.7. Safety
4.8. Capacitors
4.8.1. What is a capacitor?
4.8.2. Capacitor history
4.8.3. Capacitor construction
4.9. How an ELDC supercapacitor works
4.9.1. Basic geometry
4.10. Properties of EDL
4.11. Where supercapacitors fit in
4.12. Can supercapacitors replace batteries?
4.13. Where do supercabatteries fit in?
4.14. Limitations of energy storage devices
4.15. Prospect of radically different batteries and capacitors
4.16. Threat to lithium prices?

5. ENERGY HARVESTING FOR CARS
5.1. Definition
5.2. Choices of harvesting
5.3. Opportunities for energy harvesting in cars
5.4. Fiat Phylla
5.5. Solar Prius
5.6. Combined flexible layers
5.7. Pure EV motive power
5.8. Power from bumps in the road
5.9. Regenerative braking
5.10. Electricity from engine and exhaust heat
5.11. Vibration harvesting
5.12. Cruise car solar golf cars

6. ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR MOTIVE POWER IN CARS
6.2. Mitsubishi i-MiEV
6.3. Motor position
6.3.1. Electric corner modules (ECMs)

7. FUEL CELLS AND FLYWHEELS
7.1. Fuel cells
7.1.1. Definition and description
7.1.2. Current situation
7.1.3. Potential benefits
7.1.4. Types of fuel cell
7.2. New forms of fuel cell
7.2.1. Microbial fuel cells
7.2.2. Lightweight hydrogen generating fuel cell
7.2.3. Biomimetic approach with MIT fuel cell
7.3. Flywheels

8. MARKET FORECASTS
8.1. Car production
8.2. Cars and crude oil
8.2.2. Technical progress
8.3. Hybrid cars
8.3.1. History of hybrid car sales
8.4. Forecasts 2010-2020
8.5. Pure EVs
8.5.1. Total market
8.5.2. Will sales of pure electric cars overtake hybrids?
8.5.3. Market excluding golf cars
8.5.4. Golf cars
8.5.5. Fuel cell EVs
8.6. Battery trends

APPENDIX 1: GLOSSARY
APPENDIX 2: IDTECHEX PUBLICATIONS AND CONSULTANCY

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