這是一個關於人類的未來、商業和環保，及令人著迷的電動車故事。

如果坐過市面上電動計程車的人，都會發現電動車的低噪音與穩定度，少了汽油味和馬達聲，更顯環保。

這本書完整敘述一段迷人的電動車歷史！

由《氣候快訊》（ClimateWire）創辦人、汽車業界人士和經驗豐富的《華爾街日報》記者得獎記者John Fialka操刀撰寫。

電動車再次成為摩登時代冒險家的童話，他們強烈反對化石燃料汽車完全支配汽車市場，一直試圖尋找更清潔、更簡單的和價廉物美的代替品。在《Car Wars》一書中，作者記錄了電動車最早期的發現，從兩間典型的理工大學——麻省理工大學和加州理工大學——自1968年至1987年以來的比賽開始，兩校的太陽能賽車比賽（Sunraycer）是世界上第一個以太陽能發電驅動汽車的比賽。

30年後，電動車不再是學院實驗室內的物件，它已經引起消費者的想像力，願意花錢購買。有些組織如美國能源部和加州州政府、也有一些守舊派的公司如通用汽車和豐田汽車，乃至新興的年輕業者如特斯拉汽車（Tesla Motors）和其創辦者伊隆．馬斯克（Elon Musk，有鋼鐵人稱號的企業家），都抓緊這個曾一度被放棄的技術，藉此在汽車市場爭取龍頭地位。

時至今日，電動車銷量在美國乃至世界穩步成長。作者從百萬兆美元的營業額到全球性的賽車比賽中發掘和探究，述說一個刺激又重要的故事，看誰能支配21世紀這塊最大、最動盪的汽車業市場。

John Fialka，在《華爾街日報》華盛頓分社任職26年，在2008年，成為該報編輯，並創辦《氣候快訊》（ClimateWire），一個私人訂閱的網上日報，主要報導有關氣候改變，他著有三本書，曾贏得多個主要的調查報導新聞獎項，如Worth Bingham和Raymond Clapper Prizes等。

“Car Wars tells a terrific story about the most important advance for the automobile since... the car itself. You don’t have to love them to get why Elon Musk et al. are re-shaping the future…Car Wars takes us on the roller coaster ride from the Model T to the Formula E in an industry accelerating as fast as Tesla’s Model S…If we could have made our 2 movies into a mini-series—this might be it. Excellent work!” —Chris Paine, writer-director of Who Killed the Electric Car? and Revenge of the Electric Car

“John Fialka has long been among the sharpest reporters of how old industries die or transform while new ones get born and sometimes thrive. His lively chronicle of the emerging transformation of global automaking, as autos meet electricity and information technology, is easy and fun to read, insightful, and provocative.” —Amory B. Lovins, author of Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era

“The electric vehicle is the car of the future. It is quiet, efficient and causes very little pollution…I hope John Fialka’s book, Car Wars helps people understand the importance of electrics for the future of transportation.” —Don “Big Daddy” Garlits, American race car driver and winner of 17 world championship awards

“An update on how the electric car is poised to emerge as the preferred, climate-friendly transportation of the future.” —Kirkus Review