Includes bibliographical references and index

Environmental impact and history of modern transportation -- Fundamentals of vehicle propulsion and braking -- Internal combustion engines -- Vehicle transmission -- Electric vehicles -- Hybrid electric vehicles -- Electric propulsion systems -- Design principle of series (electrical coupling) hybrid electric drivetrain -- Parallel (mechanically coupled) hybrid electric drivetrain design -- Design and control methodology of series-parallel (torque and speed coupling) hybrid drivetrain -- Design and control principles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles -- Mild hybrid electric drivetrain design -- Peaking power sources and energy storage -- Fundamentals of regenerative braking -- Fuel cells -- Fuel cell hybrid electric drivetrain design -- Design of series hybrid drivetrain for off-road vehicles -- Design of full-size engine HEV with optimal hybridization ratio -- Powertrain optimization -- User guide for multiobjective optimization toolbox