Many cars will soon have 48-volt electrical systems. They'll power stop-start motors, hybrid motors, and turbochargers, allowing for smaller engines with better fuel economy and performance. They'll ...

With each passing year, new cars get more complicated and high-tech. The new higher power requirements associated with these advancements—along with ever-stricter emissions regulations—are why 48-volt ...

But there'll also be internal combustion and hydrogen-powered variants. (Not that Americans will have a chance to buy any of ...

Continental has developed an innovative 48-volt drive system with a 30 kW electric motor and will premiere the powertrain at September’s Frankfurt Auto Show. According to the company, its cutting-edge ...

Vehicle electrical engineers are like kids in a sandbox these days. The transition to 48-volt vehicle architecture represents nearly endless potential for improvement in efficiency and functionality ...

Public concerns over diesel cars, and their ebbing sales, have become a well-documented phenomenon in Europe after decades of popularity. When the VW diesel scandal exposed deliberate cheating, and ...

GALESBURG, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power management company Eaton today announced its Vehicle Group has developed a series of 48-volt technologies to assist its global on- and off-highway commercial ...

The Vehicle Group of power management company Eaton recently developed a series of 48-volt technologies to assist its global on- and off-highway commercial vehicle customers transitioning from ...

If certain suppliers have their way, not all future hybrids will have large battery packs, or the ability to drive only on electric power for appreciable distances. But they could still have a ...

Mild hybrids might not bring a whole load of electrification to the table, but the benefits are still quite apparent. Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car ...

As power demand rises in modern cars from all the ancillary features they are being fitted with, automakers are responding by installing more powerful 48-volt electrical systems to complement the ...