The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future

The Great Race is a thrilling account of the century-long battle among automakers for market share, profit, and technological dominance—and the race to build the car of the future.

This book recounts the exciting story of how Team America, led by a small group of technology buffs and regulators from California, could shape the future of transportation.

With unforgettable characters like a scorned chemistry professor, a South African visionary, an ambitious Chinese ex-pat, and a quixotic Japanese nuclear engineer, this book takes readers on an unexpected journey filled with twists and turns.

The Great Race is not just a story of innovation and competition, but also a tale of how governments, auto makers, venture capitalists, environmentalists, and private inventors played their roles in the race to command the industrial future.

With its incisive and riveting narrative, this book provides valuable insights into the big ideas percolating in workshops and labs around the world, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the future of transportation.