{"product_id":"taking-charge-michael-schiffer-9781588340764","title":"Taking Charge: The Electric Automobile in America","description":"The tumultuous history of inventors and corporations who have tried to bring the electric car to the market. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmazingly, in 1900 28 percent of all cars were electric. By 1920 the electric car had all but vanished and gas-powered cars dominated the market. In \u003ci\u003eTaking Charge\u003c\/i\u003e, Schiffer deftly explores how cultural factors, not technological ones, explain the rise of gas-guzzling cars. Schiffer brings the history of the electric car into the present, arguing that despite the Detroit Big Three's reluctance to make electric cars, their time has finally arrived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Schiffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1588340767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588340764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books (DC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.02w x 0.59d","brand":"Michael Schiffer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45331802095871,"sku":"9781588340764","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8519c3ac-5b1f-44dc-a010-70f275040589.jpg?v=1713970930","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taking-charge-michael-schiffer-9781588340764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}