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The Great Race
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The Great Race

The Global Quest for the Car of the Future

Simon & Schuster, 2015 Mehr


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative

Recommendation

The internal combustion engine has had its day. The big upheaval won’t happen tomorrow – or even by 2025 – but eventually, the gas pump will be a museum relic and electric cars will be common. In this exhaustively researched, compelling history, auto industry expert Levi Tillemann offers an overview of the field with a focus on how Japanese companies rose to prominence. The author – who learned Japanese and Chinese so he could delve into those nations’ auto industries – details the birth and development of the electric car and explains how its future is likely to unfold. getAbstract recommends his insights and predictions to car lovers, futurists, investors, entrepreneurs, history buffs, gearheads, carmakers, dealers and all drivers.

Take-Aways

  • The US and Japan are racing to see whose manufacturers can produce the highest quality, economical, environmentally friendly electric car. China is joining the race.
  • In 1980, Japan became the largest auto exporter to the US, overtaking Germany.
  • Honda and Toyota’s efficiency and quality took market share away from US firms.

About the Author

Levi Tillemann is the Cal and Jeff Leonard Fellow at the New America Foundation. He served as Special Advisor for Policy and International Affairs at the US Department of Energy.


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