Special combustion engines and alternative drives

This comprehensive professional publication introduces the reader to the use of alternative drives. The first chapters, which place the topic in the context of global energy consumption, are followed by chapters on engines of special design - the combustion turbine, the Stirling engine, the Wankel engine and the modern steam engine. A separate chapter is devoted to gaseous fuel vehicles. A deeper analysis focuses on the issue of alternative vehicle propulsion represented by battery electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles. The final part is devoted to bio-based fuels and an analysis of the future of vehicle propulsion. The book is intended for students of technical automotive schools of all types (higher vocational, secondary and higher education), of course also for the professional public and those interested in automotive technology.