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The Great Race recounts the story of a century-long battle between automakers for market share, profit, and technological dominance—and a race to build the car of the future.
The world’s great manufacturing juggernaut—the $2 trillion automotive industry—is in the throes of a revolution. Its future will include cars Henry Ford and Karl Benz could scarcely have imagined. They will drive themselves, won’t consume oil, and will come in radical shapes and sizes. But the path to that future is fraught. The top contenders are two traditional manufacturing giants, the United States and Japan, and a newcomer, China.
Team America has a powerful and little known weapon in its arsenal: a small group of technology buffs and regulators from California. The story of why and how these men and women could shape the future—how you move, how you work, how you live on earth—is an unexpected tale filled with unforgettable characters: a scorned chemistry professor, a South African visionary who went for broke, an ambitious Chinese expat, a quixotic Japanese nuclear engineer, and a string of billion-dollar wagers by governments and corporations.
Tillemann’s account is incisive and riveting. It explains how America bounced back in this global contest and what it will take to command the industrial future.
Publisher : Simon & Schuster (January 20, 2015)
Language : English
Hardcover : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 1476773491
ISBN-13 : 978-1476773490
Item Weight : 1.16 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book well-researched and engaging. They appreciate the author’s storytelling style and the information it provides on electric cars, engineering, and technology. The book provides a fascinating history of the development and commercialization of automotive propulsion technology.
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