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Despite brisk sales and a rapidly increasing number of manufacturers debuting new models, hybrid and other alternative fuel vehicles remain controversial and misunderstood.

A newly released book, The Complete Idiot's Guide To Hybrid and Alternative Fuel  Vehicles, "sorts out the dizzying array of choices now faced by motorists in America," according to its promotional press release.

Electric cars, natural gas trucks "biodiesel" vehicles and conversion kits are all explained as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each type of alternative fuel vehicle.

The book (ISBN: 9781592576357, 224 pages, Alpha, $14.95) is written by Jack Nerad of Manhattan Beach, Calif., executive editor of Kelley Blue Book and is presented in "clear, jargon-free and nonpolitical language."

Nerad has frequently appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and MSNBC news programs, and he has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. Nerad co-hosts “America on the Road,” the nation's most widely syndicated automotive-oriented radio program.