Best Books for Beginners on Electric Vehicle Design, Motor Controls, AC/DC Basics

Hey,
I recently obtained an interest in electrical engineering in the aspect of designing and building an electric car/motorcyle. So far I have not much experience and no idea of what goes on in a circuit so I'm looking for any books that will help me get an idea of what needs to be done.

So basically I want to know everything about motor controls, what AC and DC is and popular uses for them, AC to DC conversion, DC to AC..., different types of motors, etc.

It would be great if anyone can find me a book on this but anything will help. I just want to be able to make an electric motorcycle and tune things while knowing what im doing

Thanks and anything will help, I figured that an engineering forum would be the best place to put this and as you might have guessed, im not an electrical engineer just a information seeking individual.

Have a look at electric bikes, these things are evolving faster than the road legislation can keep up, the speeds attainable are quite high to the point of being dangerous.
There are countless web pages on E-bikes, with a lot of interesting work going on. Visit some of the forums, they are very useful sources of info on drive trains, and are often very responsive to inquiries, and they deal with many non electronic types. Some forum members with a non technical background might make claims that don't stack up in reality,for that reason you need a little caution as well, but over all I think you might find it a useful place to start,
cheers,
Richard

To obtain an understanding of electronics, the following sites offer free courses of instruction and advice for beginners. Have look at a few, and discover which one(s) suit your approach. Start with simple projects and work your way up.

We will always be here to offer the best advice and wisdom we can.
Old (allegedly Chinese) proverb:
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.”

Many sites have a user forum for asking questions.

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com
series of online textbooks covering electricity and electronics

www.learnabout-electronics.org/index.php
Descriptions of components and principles, good diagrams, animations, & fault-finding techniques

http://www.satcure-focus.com/hobby/index.htm
Useful range of ideas tutorials circuits links etc

http://electronics-for-beginners.com/links.php

http://www.hobby-hour.com/electronics/
Teaching from basic principles, resistor code calculators, projects

http://www.radio-electronics.com
Useful information and tutorials

http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/index.html
Plus calculators & tools

Thanks for all of the links and help, ill read up on all of them.