Electric Cars For Dummies

Chapter 2

The Fascinating Tech That’s (Sort of) Under the Hood

IN THIS CHAPTER

Benefiting from instant energy

Torquing: Not a new dance move

Braking regeneratively

Miniaturizing the drivetrain

Managing OS upgrades

This chapter was written for your inner nerd. You know the one I’m talking about — the one who understands references to Star Wars canon, like the one I’ll drop later into Chapter 6. It’s the nerd who has an extensive Funko Pop collection and framed X-Men and The Incredible Hulk comic books from the 1960s and who could, if asked, record a 30-minute extemporaneous video essay about the vexing seventh season of Game of Thrones.

Your inner nerd is the one who has this clock in their office. (See Figure 2-1.)

You know the one: the nerd (fun fact: the actual name is Dummies Man) who’s featured on the cover of this and every For Dummies book in existence. (Surely it has occurred to you, too, that the triangle-headed character on For Dummies covers looks more like the archetypical ...